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Aim
To estimate whether large macroeconomic fluctuations in the 2000s affected inequalities in alcohol‐related mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland.
Design
Longitudinal register‐based follow‐up study.
Setting
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.
Participants
General population in the 35–74 age group.
Measurements
Socioeconomic status was measured by the highest achieved educational...
Introduction and Aims
Eastern Europe is known to suffer from a large burden of alcohol‐related mortality. However, persisting unfavourable conditions at the national level mask variation at the sub‐national level. We aim to explore spatial patterns of cause‐specific mortality across four post‐communist countries: Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Russia (European part).
Design and Methods
We use official...
Introduction and Aims
Over the recent decades, Lithuania has reported very high alcohol‐related harm and mortality indicators when compared to other countries. This, among other reasons, led to an adoption of comprehensive evidence‐based alcohol control policy measures back in 2007 and 2016. The aim of this study is to examine alcohol‐related male mortality in the context of changing alcohol control...
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