Burden of disease in Sweden 2019, by cause
In Sweden in 2019, cardiovascular diseases and cancers had the largest impact with approximately 510 thousand and 500 thousand DALYs respectively. These two diseases are in line with the diseases with the largest burden in the European Union. Cancer screenings have shown to be an effective technique of examining people for any abnormalities or tumor growths, resulting in more people being effectively treated for cancer in the early stages of illness detection.