Trends in disease incidence and survival and their effect on mortality in Scotland: nationwide cohort study of linked hospital admission and death records 2001–2016

Objectives Identify causes and future trends underpinning Scottish mortality improvements and quantify the relative contributions of disease incidence and survival. Design Population-based study. Setting Linked secondary care and mortality records across Scotland. Participants 1 967 130 individuals born between 1905 and 1965 and resident in Scotland from 2001 to 2016. Main outcome measures Hospital admission rates and survival within 5 years...