Improving public health monitoring by estimating the burden of disease | EPICSS
Using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project, the group is estimating the national burden of disease in Sweden and the importance of risk factors.
Research is ongoing on how to include socioeconomic position as an additional risk factor, not previously included in the GBD list. Collaboration with experts in Nordic countries as well as a network chaired by WHO Europe will enable comparison between countries and over time.
Data is continuously being collected from various Swedish sources, and updated to feed into the database hosted by the Institute of Health and Metrics in Seattle, USA, with which we have strong collaboration. A subnational study has been made comparing Stockholm County with the rest of Sweden, and ongoing work is planned to cover all Swedish County councils.
In collaboration with Public Health England we plan to develop analyses of local variation taking into account social position.
Contact for the project
Emilie Agardh
Principal ResearcherPeter Allebeck
ProfessorPublications
Hälsoutvecklingen I Stockholm bättre än i övriga landet. Jämförelse av hälsoläget utifrån globala sjukdomsbördeprojektet [Health progress in Stockholm is better compared to the rest of Sweden].
Agardh EE, Danielsson AK, Guban P, Lager A, Rabiee R, Allebeck P. Läkartidningen. 2018;115:EWWH.
Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
Lancet 2017 Sep;390(10100):1423-1459
Den globala sjukdomsbördan har både minskat och ökat. Uppdatering av det globala sjukdomsbördeprojektet är nu klar. [The global burden of disease has both decreased and increased. The update of the global disease burden project is now complete].
Allebeck P, Agardh EE. Läkartidningen. 2017;114:ED34.