Table 2 Hazard ratios (RR) of sex specific all-cause mortality estimated by migrant status and region of birth, adjusting for age and income. Danish born controls form the reference group

Asia

0.90

(0.50 – 1.63)

11

0.72

0.41

(0.24 – 0.71)

13

0.002

Eastern Europe

0.75

(0.36 – 1.58)

7

0.45

0.59

(0.31 – 1.14)

9

0.11

Former Yugoslavia

0.81

(0.73 – 0.90)

375

<0.0001

0.70

(0.63 – 0.77)

502

<0.0001

Iraq

0.62

(0.44 – 0.87)

33

0.005

0.45

(0.35 – 0.58)

66

<0.0001

Middle East

0.53

(0.38 – 0.74)

35

0.0002

0.53

(0.41 – 0.68)

64

<0.0001

North Africa

0.84

(0.61 – 1.16)

38

0.29

0.76

(0.58 – 1.00)

52

0.052

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.70

(1.28 – 5.66)

7

0.008

0.52

(0.20 – 1.39)

4

0.19

All

0.78

(0.71 – 0.85)

506

<0.0001

0.64

(0.59 – 0.69)

710

<0.0001

Female immigrants

n = 18,132

Male immigrants

n = 8,634

Region of origin

RR

95%CI

n

p-value

RR

95%CI

n

p-value

Asia

0.35

(0.26 – 0.48)

39

<0.0001

0.40

(0.28 – 0.57)

29

<0.0001

Eastern Europe

0.47

(0.35 – 0.64)

42

<0.0001

0.62

(0.37 – 1.03)

15

0.064

Former Yugoslavia

0.50

(0.32 – 0.79)

19

0.002

0.58

(0.39 – 0.88)

24

0.009

Iraq

0.27

(0.12 – 0.61)

6

<0.001

0.45

(0.20 – 0.99)

6

0.048

Middle East

0.45

(0.34 – 0.59)

51

<0.001

0.36

(0.27 – 0.49)

46

<0.0001

North Africa

0.31

(0.16 – 0.60)

9

<0.001

0.30

(0.17 – 0.52)

13

<0.0001

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.12

(0.69 – 1.84)

16

0.64

0.83

(0.49 – 1.41)

14

0.49

All

0.44

(0.38 – 0.51)

182

<0.0001

0.43

(0.37 – 0.51)

147

<0.0001