Area of deprivation and inequality in health

We also investigate how diagnosed migraine, depression, and anxiety are geographically distributed by small-area deprivation across the 21 regions of Sweden and whether there is an increased risk of diagnosis by area of deprivation. 

These results will not only help explain the influence of unequal contextual factors on health, but also matters for policy decisions committed to income redistribution and social welfare.

Publications

Geographical patterns and determinants of migraine in persons aged ten years or older living in Sweden from 2015 to 2023: a nationwide cross-sectional study.
Johansson EW, Shaaban AN, Linde M, Mattsson M, Velde LV, Gustafsson S, Holm J, Dalman C, Agardh EE
J Headache Pain 2026 Feb;27(1):50

Comorbid depression or anxiety among migraine patients aged ten years or older living in Sweden in 2015 to 2023: A nationwide study.
Johansson EW, Shaaban AN, Linde M, Ohlis A, Mattsson M, Gustafsson S, Holm J, Dalman C, Agardh EE
Cephalalgia 2026 Mar;46(3):3331024261430855

Association of migraine with subsequent risk of depression or anxiety by small-area deprivation: national cohort study with sibling analysis.
Johansson EW, Linde M, Ohlis A, Mattsson M, Shaaban AN, Gustafsson S, Holm J, Dalman C, Agardh EE
J Headache Pain 2026 Feb;27(1):

An index of multiple deprivation in Sweden: measuring area-level socio-economic inequalities.
van der Velde L, Shabaan AN, Mattsson M, Bodin T, Eikemo TA, Swartling Peterson S, Danielsson AK, Agardh EE
Eur J Public Health 2025 Dec;35(6):1107-1114