根据卫生部全国恶性肿瘤抽样调查的设计，对其中的广西１０个样本县市１９９０～１９９２年的全部死亡者进行了全死因调查。结果肺癌的死亡率为１１．５３／１０万，其中男性为１５．６１／１０万，女性为７．１３／１０万。男女性别比为２．２０：１。肺癌死亡率随年龄增加而上升，高峰年龄在７０～７４岁。在男性恶性肿瘤死亡顺位中，肺癌死亡位于第二位。与１９７３～１９７５年的肺癌死亡率比较，广西１９９０～１９９２年的肺癌死亡率增长３９４．７４％。提示广西的肺癌死亡值得重视 According to the design of the Ministry of Health’s National Malignant Tumor Sampling Survey, all deaths were investigated in all of the 10 sample counties and cities in Guangxi from 1990 to 1992. Results The mortality rate of lung cancer was 11.53 per 100 000, of which males were 15.61 per 100,000 and females were 7.13 per 100,000. The sex ratio for men and women is 2.20:1. Lung cancer mortality increased with age, peaking at 70 to 74 years. Among male deaths from malignant tumors, lung cancer deaths ranked second. Compared with the mortality rate of lung cancer from 1973 to 1975, the mortality rate of lung cancer in Guangxi from 1990 to 1992 increased by 394.74%. Tips for lung cancer deaths in Guangxi is worthy of attention