[Cancer mortality in the counties of Catalonia (1983-1989)].
OBJECTIVE
To compare mortality among counties (comarques) in Catalonia, Spain for the most frequent malignant tumors.


METHODS
Overall mortality data and for five specific tumor sites were analyzed for a five-year period (1983-1989). Crude and site-specific mortality rates were computed. The comparison between counties was adjusted for the 1986 population of Catalonia using the direct method. Comparative mortality ratios (CMR) were obtained for each county with respect to Catalonia.


RESULTS
Overall cancer mortality was higher in the Barcelonès for men and in Osona form women. The CMR for men in the Barcelonès was the highest for cancer of the trachea, bronchi and lungs; the CMR in Solsonès was the highest for stomach cancer, while in Cerdanya it was the highest for colorectal cancer. Among women, the highest CMR for cancer of the trachea, bronchi and lungs was in Montsià, whereas for breast cancer it was Baix Empordà, and Alt Urgell for stomach cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Comparative analyses of cancer mortality by county in Catalonia and sex underscores differences in its distribution, allowing the orientation of cancer control policies and research to be developed in each geographical area.
Bonfill
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Servei d'Epidemiologia i Informació Clíniques, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí.
Roura
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Moreno
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Rivero
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Rué
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality