P. 205–209 Maolin Du1, Lifu Chen1, Zhihui Hao2, Qingxia Wang1, Yun Li1, Yuan Xia1, Yueling Hu1, Hairong Zhang1, Lei Xi1, Juan Sun1 ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN INDIVIDUALS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE IN INNER MONGOLIA BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012* 1 Inner Mongolia Medical University, 5, Xinhua Str., Hohhot, China 010110; e-mail: sj6840@163.com; 2 Inner Mongolia People’s Hospital, 20, Zhao Wuda Str., Hohhot, China 010017 Our study was designed to determine the cause of death in people over 60 years of age in Inner Mongolia. <...> We performed quantitative analysis of mortality rate, with a special focus on the population characteristics in the Inner Mongolia region of China to provide a reference for future studies. <...> Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control from six monitoring points of Death Registry System (DRS) in Inner Mongolia, covering the period 2008–2012 years. <...> We calculated the crude mortality rate over fi ve years, as well as the causes of death and potential-years of life lost (PYLL) by gender over the same time period. <...> We also calculated the crude mortality across different age-specifi c groups, and analyzed cause of death across these groups. <...> Diseases of the circulatory system were the greatest contributor to mortality (1978,50/100 000) and PYLL (25 700 person-years). <...> The frequency of deaths due to diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems increased with age, while the proportion of neoplasms declined with age. <...> The mortality of individuals in Inner Mongolia over 60 years of age is moderate compared with studies of other Chinese populations. <...> Diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms, and diseases of the respiratory system were the leading causes of death. <...> We therefore recommend that healthy lifestyle choices be advocated among the elderly to reduce the incidence of chronic, non-communicable diseases. <...> Key words: mortality, causes of death, elderly Worldwide, the proportion of people aged over 60 years is increasing more rapidly than any other age group, such that between 2000 and 2050, the world’s population aged 60 and over will more than triple from 0,6 to 2 billion. <...> The majority of this increase is occurring in less developed countries [25] as a result <...>