Trends in social inequality in mortality in Denmark 1995-2019: the contribution of smoking- and alcohol-related deaths.
Heidi Amalie Rosendahl JensenSofie Rossen MøllerAnne Illemann ChristensenMichael DavidsenKnud JuelChristina Bjørk PetersenPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2023)
Smoking and harmful alcohol consumption continue to be important risk factors and causes of social inequality in mortality, with around half of the increase in Denmark 1995-2019 being attributable to smoking- and alcohol-related deaths. Future healthcare planning and policy development should aim at reducing social inequality in modifiable health risk behaviours and their negative consequences.