Table 4.
Mortality rate ratios (MRRs) combined for men and women and for six European countries, by region of origin and cause of death
| Cause of death | Region of origin (local-born = 1, ref.) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRR (95 % CI) | ||||||||
| North Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Caribbean | Other Latin America | South Asia | East Asia | Eastern Europe | Turkey | |
| Infectious diseases | 2.55 (2.39–2.71) | 4.60 (4.34–4.67) | 2.48 (2.20–2.79) | 1.42 (1.24–1.63) | 2.06 (1.85–2.29) | 1.04 (0.77–1.41) | 0.84 (0.69–1.02) | 0.92 (0.75–1.13) |
| TB | 2.73 (2.09–3.57) | 9.41 (7.52–11.76) | 1.25 (0.69–2.27) | 23.05 (19.10–27.81) | 19.05 (15.81–22.97) | 0.56 (0.08–3.98) | 2.28 (1.37–3.79) | 3.22 (1.72–6.01) |
| HIV/AIDS | 0.45 (0.37–0.55) | 5.52 (5.12–5.94) | 9.28 (8.19–10.52) | 1.00 (0.72–1.40) | 0.71 (0.53–0.94) | 0.28 (0.13–0.42) | 0.35 (0.22–0.57) | 0.24 (0.14–0.42) |
| Cancer | 0.80 (0.78–0.82) | 0.95 (0.92–0.99) | 0.77 (0.74–0.80) | 0.47 (0.44–0.49) | 0.53 (0.51–0.56) | 0.80 (0.73–0.88) | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | 0.67 (0.63–0.71) |
| Oesophagus and oral cavity | 0.33 (0.29–0.38) | 0.61 (0.53–0.70) | 0.32 (0.27–0.38) | 0.04 (0.02–0.08) | 0.42 (0.35–0.51) | 0.96 (0.69–1.34) | 0.70 (0.60–0.82) | 0.34 (0.25–0.45) |
| Stomach | 1.44 (1.31–1.59) | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 2.15 (1.95–2.36) | 0.28 (0.20–0.40) | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 0.80 (0.50–1.29) | 1.97 (1.71–2.27) | 1.88 (1.51–2.33) |
| Colon/rectum | 0.64 (0.58–0.70) | 0.75 (0.66–0.85) | 0.82 (0.74–0.90) | 0.74 (0.64–0.85) | 0.44 (0.37–0.52) | 0.67 (0.48–0.92) | 0.76 (0.66–0.86) | 0.60 (0.49–0.74) |
| Liver | 2.17 (1.92–2.45) | 2.96 (2.68–3.27) | 0.96 (0.78–1.19) | 0.61 (0.47–0.80) | 1.04 (0.84–1.29) | 5.09 (3.94–6.57) | 0.76 (0.58–0.99) | 0.89 (0.69–1.15) |
| Breast | 0.90 (0.84–0.97) | 1.45 (1.33–1.58) | 0.67 (0.61–0.74) | 0.52 (0.45–0.60) | 0.61 (0.53–0.71) | 0.27 (0.17–0.44) | 0.86 (0.78–0.96) | 0.41 (0.32–0.52) |
| Hodgkin’s disease and leukaemia | 1.55 (1.41–1.70) | 0.86 (0.72–1.03) | 1.72 (1.53–1.94) | 0.75 (0.59–0.94) | 0.43 (0.32–0.58) | 1.16 (0.78–1.72) | 1.61 (1.39–1.87) | 1.47 (1.20–1.80) |
| Lung and bronchus | 0.71 (0.67–0.74) | 0.70 (0.65–0.76) | 0.73 (0.69–0.78) | 0.36 (0.32–0.40) | 0.43 (0.39–0.47) | 0.69 (0.57–0.84) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 0.67 (0.60–0.75) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 1.25 (1.22–1.28) | 1.15 (1.10–1.20) | 0.78 (0.75–0.81) | 0.39 (0.36–0.42) | 1.25 (1.21–1.30) | 0.63 (0.55–0.71) | 1.27 (1.22–1.32) | 1.29 (1.21–1.37) |
| Diabetes | 2.12 (1.96–2.29) | 1.25 (1.07–1.46) | 1.44 (1.27–1.63) | 0.27 (0.19–0.38) | 1.89 (1.66–2.15) | 0.33 (0.17–0.66) | 1.25 (1.06–1.47) | 1.96 (1.65–2.33) |
| Injury-related | 1.06 (1.02–1.09) | 0.79 (0.75–0.82) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 0.68 (0.63–0.72) | 0.61 (0.57–0.65) | 0.74 (0.65–0.84) | 1.90 (1.82–1.98) | 0.52 (0.48–0.57) |
| Unintentional injuries | 1.22 (1.17–1.27) | 0.86 (0.81–0.91) | 1.43 (1.35–1.52) | 0.94 (0.87–1.01) | 0.60 (0.55–0.66) | 0.77 (0.66–0.91) | 2.25 (2.13–2.37) | 0.52 (0.47–0.58) |
| Suicide | 0.60 (0.56–0.64) | 0.57 (0.52–0.62) | 0.52 (0.46–0.58) | 0.36 (0.32–0.42) | 0.55 (0.49–0.62) | 0.51 (0.39–0.67) | 1.42 (1.31–1.54) | 0.43 (0.37–0.50) |
| Homicide | 2.83 (2.56–3.14) | 1.78 (1.51–2.10) | 0.84 (0.62–1.13) | 0.39 (0.26–0.59) | 1.35 (1.08–1.68) | 1.89 (1.44–2.48) | 1.52 (1.18–1.96) | 1.89 (1.44–2.47) |
MRRs were adjusted for sex, age, and country of destination
TB tuberculosis, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome