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, 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: 2019
• Subjects: Cause of Death; Cost Control; Delivery of Health Care/economics; Female; Global Burden of Disease/trends; Global Health; Health Status; Humans; Life Expectancy/trends; Male; Risk Factors; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries/epidemiology; Waiting Lists; Daly; Greenland; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/ffc399b9-2359-4120-a450-62afab12b78b; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30224-5; https://findresearcher.sdu.dk/ws/files/157817844/Open_Access_version

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: Lif...