Objective To research characteristic and tendency of death caused by malignant tumor in disease monitoring points in Guizhou Province. To offer scientific evidence in preventation of tumour.

Methods The surveilance data collected from 2008 to 2012 in Guizhou were statistically analyzed by the cause of death reporting system, Excel 2010 and SPSS19.

Results In 2008-2012, the malignant tumor death in Guizhou remained stable, A total of 6553 malignant tumor death cases were reported, with the crude death rate of 85.11/105 and the standard death rate of 70.95/105. The crude death rates of male and female were 116.97/105 and 75.63/105, the standardized mortality rates were 106.71/105 and 69.51/105. It was the third in all death causes. The top five causes of malignant tumor were lung cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer and leukemia. There were sequence difference on death rate of malignant tumor in male and female. Along with the age growth after 45 years old, the malignant tumor deaths showed a trend of rapid growth, and≥80 years old age group reached the highest. There were different death compositions of malignant tumor at each age group.

Conclusion The malignant tumor has become the serious disease for the Guizhou disease monitoring residents. The government should formulate the intervention strategies of behavior lifestyle for high-risk groups, at the same time increase the intensity of tumor monitoring work.