Table 2.

Life expectancy of people with alcohol use disorder and people in the general population in Denmark, Finland and Sweden from 1987 to 2006

Life expectancy (years)	Denmark				Finland				Sweden
Study period	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006
Men
People with AUD	46.6	46.1	46.7	47.5	46.8	46.4	46.8	48.3	50.3	51.4	52.1	52.7
General population	72.3	72.8	74.0	75.0	71.7	73.1	74.5	75.8	75.0	76.2	77.3	78.4
Difference†	25.7	26.7	27.3	27.5	24.9	26.7	27.7	27.5	24.7	24.8	25.2	25.7
Women
People with AUD	49.8	49.5	51.4	51.2	52.7	52.4	54.3	56.4	54.8	56.5	57.7	58.6
General population	77.9	77.9	78.7	79.6	79.7	80.7	81.7	82.6	80.7	81.4	82.1	82.7
Difference†	28.1	28.4	27.3	28.4	27.0	28.3	27.4	26.2	25.9	24.9	24.4	24.1

AUD, alcohol use disorder.

^†Difference: life expectancy in general population minus life expectancy in people with AUD.