Risk and causes of death between 40 and 70 years of age in the Nordic countries 1951–2010

Aims: Use time trends in cause-specific middle-age death risk to study differences in mortality patterns among the Nordic countries. Methods: Middle-age (40–69 years) death risk and its decomposition into cause-specific death risks were computed. Results: In 1952, middle-age death risk was highest in Finland and lowest in Norway. For men, the death risk at the age of 40–69 years stagnated or increased during the first 20–30 years after 1950....