据1998年全国卫生事业发展情况统计公报，1998年全国居民病伤死亡原因年报资料统计范围包括20个省、自治区、直辖市的对个市和85个县。统计结果显示：城市地区居民死亡率与上年相比略有上升，农村地区则稍有下降。城市、农村地区心脏病死亡专率均有所上升，农村地区心脏病死亡 According to the Statistical Communique on the Development of National Health Care in 1998, the statistical data on the annual report on the cause of death of sick people in the country in 1998 included 20 cities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and 85 counties. The statistical results show that the mortality rate of urban residents is slightly higher than that of the previous year, while that of rural areas is slightly lower. Cardiac death rate increased in urban and rural areas and heart disease in rural areas