Health expectancy in Greenland

Mortality and disease patterns in Greenland have greatly changed since the 1950s. Infectious diseases have decreased markedly; chronic diseases, suicides and violent deaths have increased.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Iburg, K M, Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik, Bjerregaard, P
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Adult Aged Chronic Disease Female Greenland Health Status Health Surveys Humans Inuits Life Expectancy Life Tables Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prevalence inuits
Online Access:	https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/health-expectancy-in-greenland(79a2d887-8c56-43c2-90da-bc71c991b2d9).html

Description
Summary:	Mortality and disease patterns in Greenland have greatly changed since the 1950s. Infectious diseases have decreased markedly; chronic diseases, suicides and violent deaths have increased.