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: Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Allebeck, Peter, Tollånes, Mette C, Skogen, Jens Christoffer, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, McGrath, John J., Juel, Knud, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Ärnlöv, Johan, Bjørge, Tone, Carrero, Juan J, Cederroth, Christopher R., Eggen, Anne Elise, El-Khatib, Ziad, Ellingsen, Christian Lycke, Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad, Gissler, Mika, Hadkhale, Kishor, Havmoeller, Rasmus, Johansson, Lars, Juliusson, Peter Benedikt, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar A, Kisa, Sezer, Kisa, Adnan, 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, Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra, Steiner, Timothy J, Sulo, Gerhard, Truelsen, Thomas Clement, Vasankari, Tommi Juhani, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Vollset, Stein Emil, Vos, Theo, Øverland, Simon
• Other Authors: Sálfræðideild (HR), Department of Psychology (RU), Samfélagssvið (HR), School of Social Sciences (RU), Háskólinn í Reykjavík, Reykjavik University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2019
• Subjects: Public health; Nordic countries; Health policy; Health care; Diseases; Risk factors; Smoking; Alcohol use; Life expectancy; Cross-cultural comparison; Men; Women; Lýðheilsa; Heilsufar; Norðurlandabúar; Karlar; Konur; Heilbrigðisstefna; Heilsugæsla; Þvermenningarlegur samanburður; Lífshættir; Sjúkdómar; Áhættuþættir; Reykingar; Áfengisneysla; Efnaskiptasjúkdómar; Global burden of disease; Metabolic diseases; Life style; Daly; Greenland; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1750; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30224-5

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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 fa...