Verropoulou Georgia, Tsimbos Cleon
Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli and Dimitriou Street, 18534, Piraeus, Greece.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Apr;18(2):337-44. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0188-y.
The aim of the paper is to examine for the first time in Greece mortality by cause of death among immigrants. The analysis makes use of vital registration statistics for 2010-2012 and census data for 2011; standardised mortality ratios are estimated for four distinct groups: natives, migrants from EU-27 (excluding Greece), other Europeans (mainly Albanians) and those from all other countries (mainly Asia/Africa). All immigrants seem to experience favourable mortality from neoplasms but higher mortality from external causes in comparison to Greeks. The results regarding cardiovascular diseases are mixed. Persons originating in Asian/African regions exhibit higher mortality from infectious diseases and TB. The findings highlight the specificities of immigrant mortality which stem from pre-existing conditions in the country of origin as well as from the adverse socio-economic environment in the country of destination. As immigrants experience some excessive 'avoidable' mortality implementation of appropriate measures should be a social policy priority.
本文旨在首次对希腊移民的死因死亡率进行研究。分析利用了2010 - 2012年的生命登记统计数据和2011年的人口普查数据；对四个不同群体估计了标准化死亡率：本地人、来自欧盟27国（不包括希腊）的移民、其他欧洲人（主要是阿尔巴尼亚人）以及来自所有其他国家（主要是亚洲/非洲）的移民。与希腊人相比，所有移民似乎因肿瘤导致的死亡率较低，但因外部原因导致的死亡率较高。关于心血管疾病的结果不一。来自亚洲/非洲地区的人因传染病和结核病导致的死亡率较高。研究结果凸显了移民死亡率的特殊性，这既源于原籍国的既有状况，也源于目的地国不利的社会经济环境。由于移民经历了一些过度的“可避免”死亡率，实施适当措施应成为社会政策的优先事项。
