Table 1.
Number of deaths, person-years (PY), age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) per 100,000 person-years and 95% confidence intervals (95% C.I.) by migrant group, age and sex during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020 and excess mortality compared with the same period in 2019.
| 2020 |
Comparison of 2020 and 2019 mortality levels |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths |
PY |
ASMR (95% C.I.) |
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| MEN 40-64 | Absolute difference 2020–2019 | % change | |||
| Belgian | 1487 | 260,066 | 251.7 (238.9–264.4) | 17.7 (17.2–18.1) | 7.0% |
| EU-15 | 226 | 44,240 | 248.6 (216.2–281.0) | 41.0 (38.6–43.5) | 16.5% |
| Other Europe | 63 | 16,637 | 241.3 (179.1–303.6) | 9.8 (8.19–11.6) | 4.1% |
| Turkey | 39 | 7115 | 339.1 (228.2–450.1) | 84.1 (71.6–96.6) | 24.8% |
| North Africa | 47 | 17,751 | 159.9 (111.5–208.4) | 39.5 (32.6–46.5) | 24.7% |
| SSA | 50 | 6840 | 486.8 (342.9–630.6) | 342.1 (270.6–413.4) | 70.3% |
| Other origin | 25 | 9028 | 175.2 (103.2–247.2) | 38.6 (29.1–48) | 22.0% |
| MEN 65+ | |||||
| Belgian | 10,752 | 156,327 | 2052.8 (2017.0–2088.5) | 612.9 (608.2–617.4) | 29.9% |
| EU-15 | 867 | 15,488 | 2068.1 (1933.3–2202.9) | 568.3 (554.1–582.6) | 27.5% |
| Other Europe | 164 | 2673 | 2505.3 (2128.8–2881.8) | 1049.2 (977.7–825.8) | 41.9% |
| Turkey | 75 | 1054 | 2518.6 (1942.7–3094.5) | 963.7 (888.9–1038.5) | 38.3% |
| North Africa | 170 | 3424 | 1692.7 (1429.8–1955.6) | 436.8 (417.6–456) | 25.8% |
| SSA | 34 | 617 | 2321.7 (1384.2–3259.2) | 1271.1 (1080.7–1461.4) | 54.7% |
| Other origin | 62 | 1452 | 1844.6 (1362.8–2326.5) | 1099.5 (948.1–1250.9) | 59.6% |
| WOMEN 40–64 | |||||
| Belgian | 912 | 259,646 | 152.5 (142.6–162.5) | 14.8 (14.3–15.3) | 9.7% |
| EU-15 | 115 | 42,259 | 133.9 (109.4–158.4) | −2.5 (−3.1–2.0) | −1.9% |
| Other Europe | 49 | 17,896 | 162.5 (115.1–209.9) | 53.4 (45.2–61.7) | 32.9% |
| Turkey | <10 | 6308 | 62.5 (15.8–109.2) | −11.4 (−15.8–7.0) | −18.2% |
| North Africa | 25 | 15,007 | 92.5 (54.1–130.9) | −10.5 (−13.9–7.1) | −11.4% |
| SSA | 31 | 7062 | 276.9 (172.2–381.7) | 111.2 (87.4–135.1) | 40.2% |
| Other origin | 25 | 10,763 | 150.1 (87.4–212.8) | 76.5 (57.2–95.7) | 51.0% |
| WOMEN 65+ | |||||
| Belgian | 12,897 | 202,145 | 1512.1 (1487.6–1536.5) | 491.0 (487.4–494.6) | 32.5% |
| EU-15 | 934 | 16,652 | 1677.9 (1579.6–1776.1) | 663.8 (646.8–680.7) | 39.6% |
| Other Europe | 141 | 3463 | 1531.4 (1289.8–1773.0) | 364.6 (341.6–387.6) | 23.8% |
| Turkey | 46 | 1235 | 1465.8 (1061.7–1870.0) | 705.9 (598.6–813.2) | 48.2% |
| North Africa | 119 | 3331 | 1168.2 (954.8–1381.7) | 399.4 (380.7–418.1) | 34.2% |
| SSA | 37 | 897 | 1484.2 (939.3–2029.1) | 182.9 (256.7–109) | 12.3% |
| Other origin | 36 | 1546 | 1040 (702.6–1377.5) | 312.8 (274.9–350.9) | 30.1% |
Results in Bold are significant at the 0.05-level.