How deaths of despair shape life expectancy across sexes and regions in Sweden
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Published online on May 29, 2026
Abstract
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:The sim of this study was to quantify contributions of mortality from drugs, alcohol and suicide (termed as ‘deaths of despair’ (DoD)) to changes in life expectancy at birth across sexes and regions in Sweden.Methods:We obtained annual data on ...
Aim:The sim of this study was to quantify contributions of mortality from drugs, alcohol and suicide (termed as ‘deaths of despair’ (DoD)) to changes in life expectancy at birth across sexes and regions in Sweden.Methods:We obtained annual data on ...