Contributions of changes in mortality and of changes in educational structure (compositional component) to the total increases in AIDs in Finland, Sweden and Norway
| Finland | Sweden | Norway | |
| Males | |||
| 1971–75 (1981–85 for Finland) | 1.318 | 0.653 | 0.672 |
| 1996–2000 | 1.734 | 1.371 | 1.548 |
| Total increase | 0.417 | 0.718 | 0.876 |
| due to mortality | 0.039 | 0.248 | 0.532 |
| due to population comp. | 0.378 | 0.470 | 0.344 |
| Females | |||
| 1971–75 (1981–85 for Finland) | 0.526 | 0.389 | 0.516 |
| 1996–2000 | 0.746 | 0.930 | 0.819 |
| Total increase | 0.220 | 0.542 | 0.304 |
| due to mortality | 0.000 | 0.064 | −0.081 |
| due to population comp. | 0.220 | 0.478 | 0.385 |