The number of people living in rural regions who succumb to cancer is 1.36 times greater than that in cities, a report by a public health agency said Sunday.
The report showed the so-called age standardized death rate for people dying of cancer and other related diseases living in cities fell to 16.88 people per every 100,000 checked in 2011 from 17.97 in 2008. The corresponding figure rose to 23.00 in 2011 from 22.67 in 2008 for rural dwellers over the cited period.