Comparative health: overview
This area of the website comprises:
- Information and outputs from the Scottish Burden of Disease study. This is a national, and local, population health surveillance system which monitors how diseases, injuries and risk factors prevent the Scottish population from living longer lives in better health.
- A brief outline of research relating to Excess mortality in Scotland and Glasgow and the so-called 'Scottish Effect' and 'Glasgow Effect'.
- A brief overview of health inequalities, with particular reference to Scottish datasets and publications.
- Our Health and Wellbeing Profiles which are part of our online profiles tool and includes topic specific profiles.
In addition to the above, the resources below previously sat within the Comparative Health area of the website but have now been archived. These resources are no longer being updated or checked. You can view the archived resources in the Archive area of the website by following the links below.
