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Table 1 Potential gains in life expectancy in Denmark if inequality is reduced (%) to Swedish levels in 2014 by cause of death

From: Potential gains in life expectancy by reducing inequality of lifespans in Denmark: an international comparison and cause-of-death analysis

Sex

 

Cause of death category and mortality above age 85

Reduce gap with Sweden in CoV (%)

Reduction in life expectancy gap with Sweden (%)

Potential Gains in life expectancy (years)

Females

1

Smoking-related cancer

18%

25%

0.35

2

Non-Smoking related cancer

13%

16%

0.22

3

Cardiovascular

10%

15%

0.21

4

Respiratory-Infectious

2%

2%

0.03

5

Respiratory-Non-infectious

7%

17%

0.23

6

External

−26%a

−11%b

−0.15

7

Other

71%

40%

0.55

 

Above age 85

5%

−3%b

−0.05

Males

1

Smoking-related cancer

15%

26%

0.47

2

Non-Smoking related cancer

7%

10%

0.19

3

Cardiovascular

10%

19%

0.33

4

Respiratory-Infectious

1%

3%

0.05

5

Respiratory-Non-infectious

5%

7%

0.12

6

External

−26%a

−11%b

−0.19

7

Other

92%

43%

0.77

 

Above age 85

0.0

0.0

0.04

  1. aIncreases the gap with Sweden. Represents potential gains for Sweden if they achieve the levels of Denmark
  2. bIncreases the gap with Sweden in life expectancy
  3. Note: the sum of percentages differs from 100% due to rounding