Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

• Published in: The Lancet Public Health
• Main Authors: Ann Kristin Knudsen, Peter Allebeck, Mette C Tollånes, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Kim Moesgaard Iburg, John J. McGrath, Knud Juel, Emilie Elisabet Agardh, Johan Ärnlöv, Tone Bjørge, Juan J Carrero, Christopher R. Cederroth, Anne Elise Eggen, Ziad El-Khatib, Christian Lycke Ellingsen, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Mika Gissler, Kishor Hadkhale, Rasmus Havmoeller, Lars Johansson, Peter Benedikt Juliusson, Aliasghar A Kiadaliri, Sezer Kisa, Adnan Kisa, Tea Lallukka, Teferi Mekonnen, Tuomo J Meretoja, Atte Meretoja, Mohsen Naghavi, Subas Neupane, Truc Trung Nguyen, Max Petzold, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Rahman Shiri, Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir, Vegard Skirbekk, Søren T Skou, Inga Dora Sigfusdottir, Timothy J Steiner, Gerhard Sulo, Thomas Clement Truelsen, Tommi Juhani Vasankari, Elisabete Weiderpass, Stein Emil Vollset, Theo Vos, Simon Øverland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Greenland; Norway; Daly; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30224-5; https://doaj.org/article/c0deb6843e7e498cb8bd1bb2d6c8dd9b

Summary: Background: The Nordic countries have commonalities in gender equality, economy, welfare, and health care, but differ in culture and lifestyle, which might create country-wise health differences. This study compared life expectancy, disease burden, and risk factors in the Nordic region. Met...