Publications

PhD Theses

Vidra, N. (2019) The obesity epidemic in Europe: Assessing the past and current mortality burden and the future of obesity. PhD thesis. University of Groningen, the Netherlands. ​ISBN 978-94-6380-306-9.

Trias-Llimós, S. (2018) Alcohol-attributable mortality in Europe: Past trends and their effects on overall mortality variations. PhD thesis. University of Groningen, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-94-034-1304-4.

Stoeldraijer, L. (2018) Mortality forecasting in the context of non-linear past mortality trends: an evaluation. PhD thesis. University of Groningen, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-94-034-1236-8.

Published Articles

Janssen, F., Bardoutsos, A., El Gewily, S., de Beer, J. (2021). Future life expectancy in Europe taking into account the impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol. eLife. doi|Link

Janssen, F., Trias-Llimós, S., and A.E. Kunst  (2021) The combined impact of smoking, obesity, and alcohol on life expectancy trends in Europe. International Journal of Epidemiology. dyaa273. doi | Link

Janssen, F. (2021) The Role of Smoking in Country Differences in Life Expectancy Across Europe, 1985-2014. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 23(1): 152-160 doi | Link

Janssen F, van der Broek M, Bardoutsos A, Vidra N (2020). Obesity-attributable mortality in the long-term future in Europe. NIDI Working Paper 2020/06 PDF

Janssen F. (2020) Hoeveel jaren leven we in Europa langer zonder roken? Demos 36(9): p. 4 - 7.

Janssen, F., Bardoutsos, A., Vidra, N. (2020) Obesity Prevalence in the Long-Term Future in 18 European Countries and in the USA. Obesity Facts 13: 514-527. doi | Link

Janssen F, El Gewily S, Bardoutsos A, Trias-Llimós S (2020) Past and Future Alcohol-Attributable Mortality in Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, 9024. doi

Janssen F, El Gewily S, Bardoutsos A (2020) Smoking epidemic in Europe in the 21st century. Tobacco Control. Online First 7 August 2020. doi | Link

Trias-Llimós S, Bardoutsos A, Janssen F (2020) Future alcohol-attributable mortality in France using a novel generalizable age-period-cohort projection methodology. Alcohol and Alcoholism 1-9. doi | Link

Janssen, F. (2020). Similarities and differences between sexes and countries in the mortality imprint of the smoking epidemic in 34 low-mortality countries, 1950-2014. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 22(7):1210-1220. Link

Janssen F. (2020) Changing contribution of smoking to the sex differences in life expectancy in Europe, 1950–2014. European Journal of Epidemiology. doi

Janssen, F., Vidra, N. and S. Trias-Llimós (2020). De invloed van obesitas op de levensverwachting in Europa. Demos 36(2): 4-7. Link

Wensink, M., J-A. Álvarez, S. Rizzi, F. Janssen, R. Lindahl-Jacobsen (2020) Progression of the smoking epidemic in high-income regions and its effects on male-female survival differences: a cohort-by-age analysis of 17 countries. BMC Public Health 20(39). doi

Janssen, F., Vidra, N. and S. Trias-Llimós (2020) Impact of obesity on life expectancy levels and trends in Europe. N-IUSSP: IUSSP’s online news magazine. January 13, 2020. Link

Janssen, F. (2019).  Smoking’s impact on mortality in Europe. Population & Societies, 571, 1-4. Available at Link

Janssen, F. (2019).  L’influence du tabac sur la mortalité en Europe. Population & Societies, 571, 1-4. Link

Janssen, F., El Gewily, S. and A. Bardoutsos (2019) Future mortality in selected European countries, taking into account the impact of lifestyle epidemics. Joint Eurostat/UNECE Work Session on Demographic Projections. Belgrade 25-27 November Working Paper 18. Link

Vidra, N., Trias-Llimós, S. and F. Janssen (2019). Impact of obesity on life expectancy among different European countries: secondary analysis of population-level data over the 1975-2012 period. BMJ Open 9:e028086. pp. 1-8. doi | Link

Trias-Llimós, S. and F. Janssen (2019), De invloed van alcohol op man-vrouw verschillen in levensverwachting in Oost-Europa. Demos 35(5), p. 1-4. Link

Janssen F, de Beer J. (2019) The timing of the transition from mortality compression to delay in Europe, Japan and the United States. Genus 75(10):1-23, doi

Trias-Llimós, S., Janssen, F. (2019) Gender gaps in life expectancy and alcohol consumption in Eastern Europe. N-IUSSP: IUSSP's online news magazine. Feb 25, 2019. Link

Janssen, F. (2018) Advances in mortality forecasting: introduction. Genus 74(21), 1-12. doi

Bardoutsos, A., de Beer, J. and F. Janssen (2018) Projecting delay and compression of mortality. Genus, 74(17), 1-28. doi

Janssen, F. (2018). Differences in longevity in Europe. The European Actuary 8(3): 30-33.

Vidra, N., Bijlsma, M.J., Janssen, F. (2018). Impact of different estimation methods on obesity-attributable mortality levels and trends: the case of The Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (2146), 1-11. Link

Stoeldraijer, L., C. van Duin, C., van Wissen, L.J.G. & Janssen, F. (2018). Comparing strategies for matching mortality forecasts to the most recently observed data. What is the best trade-off between short-term accuracy and long-term robustness? Genus, 74(16), 1-20. Link

Vidra, N., Bijlsma, M.J., Trias-Llimós, S. and F. Janssen (2018). Past trends in obesity-attributable mortality in eight European countries: an application of age-period-cohort analysis. International Journal of Public Health 63(6), 683-692. Link

Trias-Llimós, S., Janssen, F. (2018). Alcohol and gender gaps in life expectancy in eight Central and Eastern European countries. European Journal of Public Health, 28(4), 687-692. Link

Trias-Llimós, S., Martikainen, P., Mäkelä, P., Janssen, F. (2018). Comparison of different approaches for estimating age-specific alcohol-attributable mortality: The cases of France and Finland. Plos One 13(3): e0194478. Link

Trias-Llimós, S., Kunst, A.E., Jasilionis, D. & Janssen, F. (2018) The contribution of alcohol to the East-West life expectancy gap in Europe from 1990 onward. International Journal of Epidemiology 47(3): 731-739. doi

De Beer, J., A. Bardoutsos, Janssen, F. (2017) Maximum human life span may increase to 125 years. Nature 546 (7660), E16-E20. doi: 10.1038/nature22792  Link

Vidra, N., Trias-Llimós, S. & Janssen, F. (2017). Impact of obesity on trends in life expectancy among different European countries, 1975-2012. European Journal of Public Health 27(S3): 275-276.

Trias-Llimós, S. & Janssen, F. (2017). Country differences in past trends in alcohol-attributable mortality in Europe. European Journal of Public Health 27(S3): 359.

De Beer, J. & Janssen, F. (2017) Wordt het record van de oudste Nederlander snel gebroken? Demos 33(7).

Trias-Llimós, S. & Janssen, F. (2017). Inequalities in alcohol-attributable mortality levels and trends across Europe. Gaceta Sanitaria 31(Especial Congreso): 115. (abstract)

Bijlsma M.J., Daniel R.M., Janssen F., De Stavola B.L. (2017) An assessment and extension of the mechanism-based approach to the identification of age-period-cohort models. Demography 54(2): 721-743. doi | Link

Janssen, F. (2017) Toekomstige levensverwachting van 90 jaar niet opzienbarend. Demos 33(3), 4-6. Link

Trias-Llimós, S., Bijlsma, M. & Janssen, F. (2017) The role of birth cohorts in long-term trends in liver cirrhosis mortality across eight European countries. Addiction 112(2), 250-258. doi | Link (abstract)

Janssen, F . (2017), Coherent mortality projections for the Netherlands taking into account mortality delay and smoking. Link

De Beer, J. & Janssen, F. (2016). A new parametric model to assess delay and compression of mortality. Population Health Metrics 14(46): 1-21. doi | Link

Muszyńska, M. and Janssen, F. (2016), The concept of the Equivalent Length of Life for quantifying differences in age-at-death distributions across countries. Genus 72(6), 1-14. doi | Link

Trias-Llimós, S., Muszyńska, M.M., Cámara, A.D., & Janssen, F. (2017). Smoking cessation among European older adults: the contributions of marital and employment transitions by gender. European Journal of Ageing, 14(2), 189. Link

Janssen, F., van den Hende, A., de Beer, J.  & van Wissen, L.J.G. (2016) Sigma and beta convergence in regional mortality. A case study for the Netherlands. Demographic Research 35(4): 81-116. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.4. Link

Janssen, F. and van Poppel, F. (2016) Roken veroorzaakte vroeger grote verschillen in levensverwachting. Demos 32(6), 4-6.

Bijlsma, M.J., Daniel R.M., Janssen F., De Stavola B.L. (2016) An assessment and extension of the mechanism-based approach to the identification of age-period-cohort models. MPIDR Working Paper WP-2016-005, 44 pages.

Vidra, N., Bijlsma, M.J., Janssen, F. (2016) Past trends of obesity-attributable mortality in The Netherlands; An application of age-period -cohort analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 13, p. e66. doi (abstract)

Stoeldraijer, L., Janssen, F. and de Beer, J. (2016), Sterke stijging van de kans om 100 te worden. Demos 32(5), 2. Link

Janssen, F. & De Beer, J. (2016) Projecting future mortality in the Netherlands taking into account mortality delay and smoking. Working paper 18. Joint Eurostat/UNECE Work Session on Demographic Projections. Link

Van Poppel, F. & Janssen, F. (2016) The mortality gender gap in the Netherlands 1850-2000. In: M. Dinges & A. Weigl (eds.) Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Europe 1950-2010. MedGG Beihefte. TN 11258, p. 111-130. Franz Steiner Verlag.

Janssen, F. & van Poppel, F. (2015) The adoption of smoking and its effect on the mortality gender gap in the Netherlands, a historical perspective. BioMed Research International 370274, 1-12. Link

De Beer, J. & Janssen, F. (2014) The NIDI mortality model. A new model to describe the age pattern of mortality. NIDI Working Paper no. 2014/7. The Hague: NIDI.

Janssen, F. (2014) Voorspelling van levensverwachting kan beter. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie 45(4), 183-187.