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: Kisa, Adnan, Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Allebeck, Peter, Tollånes, Mette Christophersen, Skogen, Jens Christoffer, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, McGrath, John J, Juel, Knud, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Arnlöv, Johan, Bjørge, Tone, Carrero, Juan J., Cederroth, Christopher R, Eggen, Anne Elise, El-Khatib, Ziad, Lycke Ellingsen, Christian, Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad, Gissler, Mika, Hadkhale, Kishor, Havmoeller, Rasmus, Johansson, Lars, Juliusson, Petur Benedikt, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar A., Kisa, Sezer, Lallukka, Tea, Mekonnen, Teferi, Meretoja, Tuomo J., Meretoja, Atte, Naghavi, Mohsen, Neupane, Subas, Nguyen, Truc Trung, Petzold, Max, Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Shiri, Rahman, Sigurvinsdottir, Rannveig, Skirbekk, Vegard, Skou, Søren T, Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora, Steiner, Timothy J., Sulo, Gerhard, Truelsen, Thomas Clement, Vasankari, Tommi Juhani, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Vollset, Stein Emil, Vos, Theo, Øverland, Simon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Life expectancies; Disease burdens; Risk factors; Nordic countries; Daly; Greenland; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10642/7847; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30224-5

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. Methods Life...