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Table 3 Distribution of the causes of death according to status and sex

From: The political determinants of the health of undocumented immigrants: a comparative analysis of mortality patterns in Switzerland

 

Undocumented immigrants

Documented immigrants

Swiss citizens

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Infectious diseases

9

2.1

6

2.4

345

1.4

229

1.4

2044

1.1

2299

1.1

Neoplasms

72

16.8

62

24.7

8510

33.7

4856

29.8

53,359

28.4

45,700

21.4

Cardiovascular diseases

124

29.0

75

29.9

6010

23.8

4242

26.1

57,114

30.4

72,368

33.9

External causes

106

24.8

23

9.2

3970

15.7

1708

10.5

14,199

7.6

11,629

5.4

Other causes

117

27.3

85

33.9

8182

32.4

6011

36.9

64,454

34.3

85,789

40.1

All causes

428

100.0

251

100.0

25,239

100.0

16,276

100.0

188,061

100.0

213,787

100.0

  1. Source: FSO