Differences in Cause-of-Death Patterns Between the Native Dutch and Persons of Indonesian Descent in the Netherlands

• Autores: Lintje Ho, Vivian Bos, Anton Kunst
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 97, Nº. 9, 2007, págs. 1616-1618
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We studied differences in cause-specific mortality between highly integrated first- and second-generation Indonesians and native Dutch. We used the municipal population registers and cause-of-death registry to estimate rate ratios via Poisson regression analyses. Although overall mortality levels were similar, cause-of-death patterns varied between Indonesian migrants and native Dutch; the similar levels in overall mortality coincided with the high degree of integration of Indonesians within Dutch society. The differences in cause-of-death patterns may reflect persistent influences of country of origin and migration history.