Potential gains in life expectancy by reducing inequality of lifespans in Denmark: an international comparison and cause-of-death analysis

Potential gains in life expectancy by reducing inequality of lifespans in Denmark: an international comparison and cause-of-death analysis

Abstract Background Reducing lifespan inequality is increasingly recognized as a health policy objective. Whereas lifespan inequality declined with rising longevity in most developed countries, Danish life expectancy stagnated between 1975 and 1995 for females and progressed slowly for males. It is...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Aburto, Maarten Wensink, Alyson van Raalte, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Demography
Lifespan variability
Cancer
Mortality
Public health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5730-0

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