Smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity
Behavioural risk factors are defined as acts that increase the risk of disease or injury, which can subsequently lead to disability, death, or social problems.
The number of smokers in the Nordic countries has been decreasing during recent years, so has the differences in the number of smokers between men and women as well as between countries.
Alcohol consumption in the Nordic countries has been steady in the recent years.
The number of obese persons in the Nordic countries since year 2000 seems to be slightly increasing.