Table 2 Absolute numbers and relative risks of death from avoidable causes for migrant versus native Dutch population by gender

Total mortality

6168

3316

1.18 (1.15–1.21)

1.12 (1.08–1.16)

Total avoidable mortality

2088

1318

1.15 (1.09–1.20)

1.10 (1.04–1.17)

Diseases of infectious origin

243

103

2.06 (1.81–2.35)

1.86 (1.53–2.27)

   Pneumonia & flu (J10-18)

77

42

1.25 (0.99–1.57)

1.13 (0.83–1.54)

   HIV/AIDS (B20-24)

80

8

3.03 (2.39–3.85)

2.20 (1.05–4.64)

   Liver cancer (C22)

46

26

2.33 (1.72–3.14)

2.49 (1.67–3.71)

   Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E (B15-19)

23

8

8.54 (5.28–13.8)

7.82 (3.50–17.49)

   Tuberculosis (A15-19, B90)

13

12

5.10 (2.80–9.28)

12.98 (6.85–24.61)

   Chronic rheumatic heart dis. (I 00-09)

4

7

3.28 (1.17–9.19)

5.71 (2.59–12.60)

Suicides (X60-X84, Y87)

280

105

1.04 (0.92–1.17)

0.89 (0.73–1.09)

Malignant diseases

151

286

0.63 (0.54–0.74)

0.56 (0.50–0.63)

   Breast cancer (C50)

0

172

-^d

0.52 (0.45–0.6)

   Colorectal cancer (C18-21)

89

42

0.57 (0.46–0.70)

0.40 (0.29–0.54)

   Leukemia (C91-95)

54

31

0.82 (0.63–1.08)

0.75 (0.52–1.07)

   Cancer cervix uteri (C53)

NA

35

NA

1.29 (0.92–1.81)

   Hodgkin Disease (C81)

4

6

0.52 (0.19–1.41)

1.26 (0.55–2.89)

   Cancer of testis & prostate hyperplasia (C62, N40)

4

NA

0.39 (0.15–1.06)

NA

Acute & chronic conditions

1258

665

1.22 (1.15–1.29)

1.67 (1.55–1.81)

   Appendicitis & hernia (K35-38, K40-46, K56)

10

10

0.85 (0.45–1.60)

1.39 (0.73–2.64)

   Cholecystitis & lithiasis (K80-83, K91.5)

15

3

3.04 (1.79–5.17)

0.80 (0.26–2.53)

   Peptic ulcer (K25-28)

9

5

1.05 (0.54–2.03)

1.02 (0.42–2.48)

   Ischemic heart disease (I20-22, I24-25)

646

253

0.89 (0.82–0.96)

1.21 (1.06–1.37)

   Hypertension & cerebrovascular accident (I10-15, I61- 66, I67.4)

281

187

1.64 (1.45–1.85)

1.71 (1.48–1.98)

   Diabetes (E10-14)

254

184

3.10 (2.73–3.53)

3.99 (3.43–4.65)

   Epilepsy (G40-41)

32

15

1.51 (1.05–2.18)

1.15 (0.68–1.96)

   Asthma (J45-46)

11

8

2.72 (1.43–5.19)

1.76 (0.85–3.64)

Conditions related to maternity & neonatal period

156

159

0.94 (0.84–1.15)

1.21 (1.04–1.46)

   All Maternal deaths (O 00–99)

NA

19

NA

3.37 (2.02–5.62)

   Congenital anomalies (P10-15, P20-21, P50-51, P95)

75

59

0.98 (0.77–1.25)

1.23 (0.93–1.61)

   Other neonatal deaths (P08, P22, P25-26, P28, P52-P94, P96)

34

29

0.38 (0.25–0.60)

0.97 (0.66–1.43)

   Neural tube defects (Q00-07)

25

35

1.12 (0.74–1.69)

1.55 (1.08–2.22)

   Birth trauma & asphyxia (Q10- 23.3, Q23.8-28, Q35-84)

22

17

0.90 (0.58–1.40)

0.41 (0.2–0.84)