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Table 4 Relative risk of death from groups of conditions for different migrant groups compared to native Dutch population

From: Differences in avoidable mortality between migrants and the native Dutch in the Netherlands

 

Relative Riska(95% Confidence interval)

 

Turkish

Moroccans

Surinamese

Antillean/Aruban

Men & women

Total mortality

1.15 (1.11–1.20)

0.90 (0.86–0.94)

1.33 (1.29–1.37)

1.27 (1.18–1.35)

Total avoidable mortality

0.93 (0.86–0.99)

0.77 (0.71–0.84)

1.50 (1.43–1.57)

1.23 (1.13–1.4)

Total avoidable mortality adjusted for all factors b

0.86 (0.81–0.93)

0.72 (0.66–0.78)

1.19 (1.13–1.25)

1.00 (0.90–1.11)

Men

Total mortality

1.22 (1.16–1.27)

0.86 (0.81–0.90)

1.40 (1.34–1.45)

1.35 (1.24–1.47)

Total AM

0.99 (0.91–1.07)

0.72 (0.65–0.80)

1.64 (1.54–1.75)

1.36 (1.18–1.57)

Conditions of infectious origin

1.28 (0.95–1.71)

1.48 (1.12–1.98)

2.89 (2.40–3.47)

3.56 (2.51–5.05)

Suicides

0.77 (0.60–0.98)

0.61 (0.46–0.83)

1.58 (1.33–1.88)

1.38 (0.99–1.93)

Malignant diseases

0.58 (0.40–0.78)

0.42 (0.29–0.60)

0.81 (0.64–1.04)

0.88 (0.53–1.46)

Acute and chronic conditions

1.08 (0.97–1.20)

0.68 (0.59–0.78)

1.79 (1.65–1.93)

1.25 (1.02–1.55)

   Ischemic heart disease

1.00 (0.87–1.14)

0.45 (0.37–0.55)

1.18 (1.05–1.32)

0.80 (0.59–1.10)

   Asthma

0.77 (0.11–5.57)

1.77 (0.43–7.25)

3.20 (1.16–8.79)

11.23 (4.05–31.14)

   Hypertension & cerebro- vascular accidents

1.25 (0.97–1.60)

0.80 (0.58–1.10)

2.61 (2.23–3.05)

1.68 (1.07–2.64)

   Diabetes

1.72 (1.27–2.32)

1.96 (1.47–2.62)

5.29 (4.48–6.25)

3.25 (2.04–5.17)

Conditions related to neonatal period

1.14 (0.90–1.44)

1.01 (0.78–1.31)

0.78 (0.54–1.11)

1.01 (0.60–1.72)

Women

Total mortality

1.04 (0.97–1.11)

1.00 (0.92–1.08)

1.23 (1.17–1.29)

1.16 (1.05–1.29)

Total AM

0.83 (0.73–0.93)

0.89 (0.78–1.02)

1.34 (1.24–1.44)

1.15 (0.98–1.36)

Conditions of infectious origin

1.45 (0.95–2.22)

1.97 (1.27–3.04)

1.97 (1.49–2.61)

2.12 (1.23–3.67)

Suicides

0.59 (0.38–0.92)

0.56 (0.33–0.95)

1.29 (1.00–1.67)

0.98 (0.55–1.73)

Malignant diseases

0.46 (0.36–0.59)

0.44 (0.33–0.60)

0.61 (0.51–0.72)

0.84 (0.62–1.12)

Acute and chronic conditions

1.09 (0.90–1.32)

1.09 (0.86–1.39)

2.18 (1.98–2.40)

1.46 (1.14–1.88)

   Ischemic heart disease

0.89 (0.66–1.19)

0.78 (0.52–1.15)

1.52 (1.30–1.77)

1.10 (0.74–1.63)

   Asthma

0.77 (0.11–5.56)

0.99 (0.14–7.13)

3.35 (1.46–7.65)

-c

   Hypertension & cerebro- vascular accidents

0.99 (0.67–1.46)

1.08 (0.68–1.72)

2.26 (1.90–2.71)

1.60 (1.02–2.52)

   Diabetes

2.17 (1.46–3.22)

2.29 (1.42–3.70)

5.54 (4.62–6.64)

3.63 (2.28–5.78)

Conditions related to maternity & neonatal period

1.31 (1.01–1.70)

1.52 (1.19–1.96)

0.89 (0.61–1.30)

1.32 (0.78–2.23)

  1. aMigrant groups compared to the native Dutch population, adjustment for age, adjustment for age
  2. bAdjustment for age, gender, marital status, urbanization level, and area income
  3. cNo cases