Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021

Abstract. Background:. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of birth defect-related mortality. However, more recent CHD mortality data for China are lacking. Additionally, limited studies have evaluated sex, rural–urban, and region-specific disparities of CHD mortality in China. Method...

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Main Authors: Youping Tian, Xiaojing Hu, Qing Gu, Miao Yang, Pin Jia, Xiaojing Ma, Xiaoling Ge, Quming Zhao, Fang Liu, Ming Ye, Weili Yan, Guoying Huang, Jing Ni
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Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-03-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000003057
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Xiaojing Hu
Qing Gu
Miao Yang
Pin Jia
Xiaojing Ma
Xiaoling Ge
Quming Zhao
Fang Liu
Ming Ye
Weili Yan
Guoying Huang
Jing Ni
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Xiaojing Hu
Qing Gu
Miao Yang
Pin Jia
Xiaojing Ma
Xiaoling Ge
Quming Zhao
Fang Liu
Ming Ye
Weili Yan
Guoying Huang
Jing Ni
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description Abstract. Background:. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of birth defect-related mortality. However, more recent CHD mortality data for China are lacking. Additionally, limited studies have evaluated sex, rural–urban, and region-specific disparities of CHD mortality in China. Methods:. We designed a population-based study using data from the Dataset of National Mortality Surveillance in China between 2008 and 2021. We calculated age-adjusted CHD mortality using the sixth census data of China in 2010 as the standard population. We assessed the temporal trends in CHD mortality by age, sex, area, and region from 2008 to 2021 using the joinpoint regression model. Results:. From 2008 to 2021, 33,534 deaths were attributed to CHD. The period witnessed a two-fold decrease in the age-adjusted CHD mortality from 1.61 to 0.76 per 100,000 persons (average annual percent change [AAPC] = −5.90%). Females tended to have lower age-adjusted CHD mortality than males, but with a similar decline rate from 2008 to 2021 (females: AAPC = −6.15%; males: AAPC = −5.84%). Similar AAPC values were observed among people living in urban (AAPC = −6.64%) and rural (AAPC = −6.12%) areas. Eastern regions experienced a more pronounced decrease in the age-adjusted CHD mortality (AAPC = −7.86%) than central (AAPC = −5.83%) and western regions (AAPC = −3.71%) between 2008 and 2021. Approximately half of the deaths (46.19%) due to CHD occurred during infancy. The CHD mortality rates in 2021 were lower than those in 2008 for people aged 0–39 years, with the largest decrease observed among children aged 1–4 years (AAPC = −8.26%), followed by infants (AAPC = −7.01%). Conclusions:. CHD mortality in China has dramatically decreased from 2008 to 2021. The slower decrease in CHD mortality in the central and western regions than in the eastern regions suggested that public health policymakers should pay more attention to health resources and health education for central and western regions.
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spelling doaj-art-9077de3e4f054db7a3771fb43328e6b92025-08-20T03:42:45ZengWolters KluwerChinese Medical Journal0366-69992542-56412025-03-01138669370110.1097/CM9.0000000000003057202503200-00006Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021Youping Tian0Xiaojing Hu1Qing Gu2Miao Yang3Pin Jia4Xiaojing Ma5Xiaoling Ge6Quming Zhao7Fang Liu8Ming Ye9Weili Yan10Guoying Huang11Jing Ni1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China2 Research Unit of Early Intervention of Genetically Related Childhood Cardiovascular Diseases (2018RU002), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 201102, China1 National Management Office of Neonatal Screening Project for Congenital Heart Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, ChinaAbstract. Background:. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of birth defect-related mortality. However, more recent CHD mortality data for China are lacking. Additionally, limited studies have evaluated sex, rural–urban, and region-specific disparities of CHD mortality in China. Methods:. We designed a population-based study using data from the Dataset of National Mortality Surveillance in China between 2008 and 2021. We calculated age-adjusted CHD mortality using the sixth census data of China in 2010 as the standard population. We assessed the temporal trends in CHD mortality by age, sex, area, and region from 2008 to 2021 using the joinpoint regression model. Results:. From 2008 to 2021, 33,534 deaths were attributed to CHD. The period witnessed a two-fold decrease in the age-adjusted CHD mortality from 1.61 to 0.76 per 100,000 persons (average annual percent change [AAPC] = −5.90%). Females tended to have lower age-adjusted CHD mortality than males, but with a similar decline rate from 2008 to 2021 (females: AAPC = −6.15%; males: AAPC = −5.84%). Similar AAPC values were observed among people living in urban (AAPC = −6.64%) and rural (AAPC = −6.12%) areas. Eastern regions experienced a more pronounced decrease in the age-adjusted CHD mortality (AAPC = −7.86%) than central (AAPC = −5.83%) and western regions (AAPC = −3.71%) between 2008 and 2021. Approximately half of the deaths (46.19%) due to CHD occurred during infancy. The CHD mortality rates in 2021 were lower than those in 2008 for people aged 0–39 years, with the largest decrease observed among children aged 1–4 years (AAPC = −8.26%), followed by infants (AAPC = −7.01%). Conclusions:. CHD mortality in China has dramatically decreased from 2008 to 2021. The slower decrease in CHD mortality in the central and western regions than in the eastern regions suggested that public health policymakers should pay more attention to health resources and health education for central and western regions.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000003057
spellingShingle Youping Tian
Xiaojing Hu
Qing Gu
Miao Yang
Pin Jia
Xiaojing Ma
Xiaoling Ge
Quming Zhao
Fang Liu
Ming Ye
Weili Yan
Guoying Huang
Jing Ni
Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
Chinese Medical Journal
title Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
title_full Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
title_fullStr Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
title_full_unstemmed Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
title_short Temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in China from 2008 to 2021
title_sort temporal trend in mortality due to congenital heart disease in china from 2008 to 2021
url http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000003057
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