João Vasco Santos1,2,3, Júlio Souza1,2, José Valente1,2, Vera Alonso2, André Ramalho1,2, João Viana1,2, Walter Ricciardi4, Alberto Freitas1,2. 1. MEDCIDS-Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. 2. CINTESIS-Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal. 3. Public Health Unit, ACES Grande Porto VIII (ARS Norte), Espinho/Gaia, Portugal. 4. Section of Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease study has generated a wealth of data on death and disability in Europe. At a time of change for the European Union and European Region of WHO, with a new Health Commissioner and Regional Director, respectively, a review of health trends can contribute to identify outstanding needs and gaps. This paper reports a summary of the burden of disease in the European Union (EU) in 2017 (compared with 2007). METHODS: For the whole EU and each country, mortality by causes of death, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and life expectancies are reported. RESULTS: In 2017, the age-standardized mortality and DALY rates were of 452.6 and 19 663.3 per 100 000 inhabitants, respectively. The diseases contributing most to mortality were ischaemic heart disease (IHD), dementias and stroke, while low back pain and IHD accounted for the highest burden of DALYs. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, there was an improvement in the state of health in the EU but substantial differences between countries remain. Cardiovascular diseases still represent the major burden, although there have been substantial improvements. There are many opportunities for mutual learning among otherwise similar countries with different patterns of disease.
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease study has generated a wealth of data on death and disability in Europe. At a time of change for the European Union and European Region of WHO, with a new Health Commissioner and Regional Director, respectively, a review of health trends can contribute to identify outstanding needs and gaps. This paper reports a summary of the burden of disease in the European Union (EU) in 2017 (compared with 2007). METHODS: For the whole EU and each country, mortality by causes of death, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and life expectancies are reported. RESULTS: In 2017, the age-standardized mortality and DALY rates were of 452.6 and 19 663.3 per 100 000 inhabitants, respectively. The diseases contributing most to mortality were ischaemic heart disease (IHD), dementias and stroke, while low back pain and IHD accounted for the highest burden of DALYs. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, there was an improvement in the state of health in the EU but substantial differences between countries remain. Cardiovascular diseases still represent the major burden, although there have been substantial improvements. There are many opportunities for mutual learning among otherwise similar countries with different patterns of disease.
Authors: João Vasco Santos; Mariana Lobo; Rui Manuel Neiva; João Viana; Júlio Souza; Cláudia Camila Dias; Jonathan Cylus; Walter Ricciardi; Alberto Freitas Journal: Int J Public Health Date: 2020-02-17 Impact factor: 3.380
Authors: Laura Paalanen; Jaakko Reinikainen; Tommi Härkänen; Tiina Mattila; Tiina Laatikainen; Pekka Jousilahti; Hanna Tolonen Journal: Arch Public Health Date: 2020-06-18