Plates
- 1Cabet’s utopian principles. Title page of Voyage en Icarie, 1848 3
- 2Europe in the 18th century 17
- 3Lucille Randon, a.k.a. Soeur André. The oldest person in Europe, 2019 30
- 4Savonerie [Soap factory] as explained in the Encyclopédie, 1771 94
- 5European public health history on 20th century postage stamps 106
- 6Alexander Fleming on a stained glass window in St. James’s Church (London), 1952 114
- 7La Guerre [War]. Painting by Pablo Picasso, 1951 122
- 8Three men burying famine victims during Leningrad’s siege, 1942 132
- 9“The louse and death are friends.” Russian poster warning against typhus, 1919 144
- 10Cholera victims being carried away in Palermo, 1835 150
- 11“Do not trust appearances.” Spanish poster warning against syphilis, 1938 166
- 12A woman suffering from chronic pellagra. Watercolour, ca. 1925 199
- 13Miners during their lunch-break in a coal mine in Limburg, 1945 209
- 14Map of cardiovascular disease mortality in Europe, 1990 218
- 15“I was really something.” Painting of a woman dying from Alzheimer’s, 2015 256
- 16A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself, 1826 259
- 17Sjukdomarna [Diseases] registered by a parish priest in Varnhem, Sweden, 1773 294
- 18“Social-democratic party demands state pension.” Dutch election poster, 1929 301
- 19Map of illiteracy levels in Europe, 1930 306
- 20“Against the kulak’s howl.” Soviet poster promoting collective farming, 1928 318
Figures
- 1Trends in life expectancy in Europe, 1730–2015 4
- 2Trends in over-all mortality in Europe, 1720–2015 26
- 3Trends in life and health expectancy in the Netherlands, 1850–2010 38
- 4Trends in cancer incidence in Europe, 1953–2011 44
5The origins of disease 62 - 6National income and life expectancy in Europe, 1870s to 2010s 74
- 7Trends in life expectancy in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1920–2015 79
- 8Trends in literacy in Europe, 1475–2000 89
- 9Trends in homicide in Europe, 1800–2010 128
- 10Plague epidemics in Europe and the Mediterranean, 1340–1890 138
- 11Trends in smallpox mortality in selected European countries, 1751–1935 141
- 12Trends in malaria incidence in Europe, 1900–1978 148
- 13Trends in tuberculosis mortality in Europe, 1750–2015 157
- 14Trends in diphtheria mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 174
- 15Trends in respiratory disease mortality in the Netherlands, 1901–1992 176
- 16Trends in pneumonia mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 178
- 17Trends in maternal mortality in Europe, 1700–2015 183
- 18Trends in infant mortality in Europe, 1745–2015 190
- 19Trends in still-births in Europe, 1775–2015 196
- 20Trends in appendicitis mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 206
- 21Trends in sulphur dioxide emissions in Europe, 1850–2005 215
- 22Trends in ischaemic heart disease mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 221
- 23Trends in cerebrovascular disease mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 229
- 24Trends in diabetes mellitus incidence in Europe, 1984–2015 233
- 25Trends in cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 235
- 26Trends in breast cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 241
- 27Trends in lung cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 243
- 28Trends in liver cirrhosis mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 254
- 29Trends in motor vehicle injury mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 262
- 30Trends in suicide in Europe, 1750–2010 268
- 31Trends in AIDS mortality in Europe, 1983–2017 273
- 32Trends in life expectancy in the Western Balkans, 1920–2015 312
Supplementary Figures
- 1Trends in life expectancy in Europe, 1730–2015, women 341
- 2Mortality decline in Europe, by age and sex, 1870–2010 350
- 3Life expectancy from age 85 in Europe, 1750–2015 351
- 4Trends in height of military recruits in Europe, 1800–1985 352
- 5Shifts in cause-of-death patterns in Europe, ca. 1900–2015 353
- 6Trends in national income in Europe, 1700–2015 356
- 7Trends in education levels in Europe, 1820–2010 357
- 8Trends in typhus incidence in selected European countries, 1901–1951 360
9Trends in mortality from typhoid and paratyphoid fever in Europe, 1901–1975 362 - 10Trends in syphilis mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 363
- 11Trends in mortality from childhood infections in the Netherlands, 1875–1992 364
- 12Trends in influenza mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 365
- 13Trends in peptic ulcer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 366
- 14Trends in mesothelioma mortality in Europe, 1992–2015 367
- 15Trends in diabetes mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 368
- 16Trends in stomach cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 369
- 17Trends in colorectal cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 370
- 18Trends in prostate cancer mortality in Europe, 1900–2015 371
- 19Trends in lung cancer mortality in Europe, women, 1900–2015 372
- 20Trends in dementia mortality in Europe, 1979–2017 373
Tables
- 1Rise and fall of diseases in Europe: an overview 46
- 2Estimated contributions of public health and medical care to mortality decline 285
Supplementary Tables
- 1Sources of mortality data 342
- 2ICD-codes for causes of death 344
- 3Correlations between determinants and life expectancy, 1870–2010 346
- 4Differences in population health trends between European countries 354
- 5European war deaths, 1700–2010 358
- 6A selection of major European famines, 1700–2010 359
- 7Deaths from cholera in selected European countries, 1831–1923 361
- 8Contributions of specific diseases to mortality decline, ca. 1870–1950 374
- 9Contributions of specific diseases to mortality decline, ca. 1970–2015 376