Association of Household Income With Life Expectancy and Cause-Specific Mortality in Norway, 2005-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Examining causes of death and making comparisons across countries may increase understanding of the income-related differences in life expectancy.

Objectives

To describe income-related differences in life expectancy and causes of death in Norway and to compare those differences with US estimates.

Design and setting

A registry-based study including all Norwegian residents aged at least 40 years from 2005 to 2015.

Exposures

Household income adjusted for household size.

Main outcomes and measures

Life expectancy at 40 years of age and cause-specific mortality.

Results

In total, 3 041 828 persons contributed 25 805 277 person-years and 441 768 deaths during the study period (mean [SD] age, 59.3 years [13.6]; mean [SD] number of household me

SUBMITTER: Kinge JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6515574 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature