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Visualisation | Last updated: 08 Apr 2021

Diet low in omega-3 fatty acids from sea food - Mortality map

Mortality map: deaths/100 000 attributable to diet low in omega-3 fatty acids from sea food in EU Member States (2019)

Source: data are based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (2019) results http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool?params=gbd-api-2019-permalink/d7efce4e3511588716f19b4cbc2005f8

The data refer to Deaths from all causes, for both sexes in all ages. Diet low in omega-3 fatty acids from sea food is defined in the relevant paragraph of the brief. Please note these are summary measures. Differences between countries could be affected by different age structure of populations.

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