Trends and inequalities in the burden of mortality in Scotland 2000-2015.
Oscar Mesalles-NaranjoIan GrantGrant M A WyperDiane StocktonRichard DobbieMag McFaddenElaine TodNeil CraigColin M FischbacherGerry McCartneyPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The total YLL per 100,000 population in Scotland has declined over time. The YLL in Scotland is predominantly due to a wide range of chronic diseases, substance misuse, self-harm and increasingly Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Inequalities in YLL, in both relative and absolute terms, are stark.