Fig. 2

Cause-specific age-standardized mortality rates of lower (blue) and higher (red) educated men aged 40 to 70 in Lithuania, between 2012 and 2019. Vertical line indicates year of alcohol tax increase (2017). For detailed information on cause of death grouping, see Additional File 1: Table S6. Abbreviations: ALL = all-cause mortality; CVD = cardiovascular diseases; CVD IHD = ischemic heart disease; CVD Infarct = Myocardial infarction; Garbage = unknown cause of death; OTHER = causes of deaths not covered in any other category