The crude death rate of cancer in the six provinces of northwest China from 2013 to 2021 showed an increasing trend (AAPC = 3.96%, p < 0.001).The age-standardized mortality rate of cancer in six provinces in northwest China was overall stable from 2013 to 2021 (AAPC = − 0.13%, p = 0.928) but exhibited a decreasing trend from 2017 to 2021 (AAPC = − 5.64%, p = 0.047).
The age-standardized mortality rate for cancer in the six provinces in northwest China was stable overall from 2013 to 2021 but exhibited a decreasing trend from 2017 to 2021 (APC = − 5.64%, p = 0.047), male cancer age-standardized mortality rates were consistently higher than those of women and plateaued, women exhibited a decreasing trend after 2017 (APC = − 5.56%, p = 0.032), and the standardized mortality rate was higher and stable for those aged ≥ 65 years.