[Primary liver cancer mortality in Belgrade population]

The aim of this analysis was to estimate death rates for primary liver cancer (PLC) and their secular trends in the population of Belgrade during the period 1982-2001. Mortality data (number of deaths caused by PLC) in Belgrade were obtained from the Belgrade Municipal Institute of Statistics (unpublished data). Death rates per 100,000 population were adjusted by direct method using world population as a standard. Regression coefficient was assessed by Fisher's test., Average annual age-adjusted mortality rate for PLC in Belgrade was 5.7/100,000 (95%CI-confidence interval 5.3-6.0), for males 7.5/100,000 (95%CI 7.0-7.9), and for females 4.2/100,000 (95%CI 3.8-4.7). The lowest mortality for PLC was in the age up to 45 (bellow 1/100,000) for both sexes, and the highest values were registered in the age group over 75, 71.1/100,000 (95%CI 62.2-84.0) for males, and 52.9/100,000 (95%CI 45.6-60.3) for females. Mortality trends for PLC in Belgrade in the period 1982-2001 showed increasing tendency in males (y=7.079+0.039x, p=0.331) and decreasing tendency in females (y=4.747-0.048x, p=0.199).