'Avoidable' mortality among immigrants in Sweden

Trends in "avoidable" mortality in Sweden, 1974-1985.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim was to analyse trends in "avoidable" mortality in Sweden, and to contribute to the methodology of avoidable mortality as an index of the quality of care. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All deaths of Swedish citizens and other residents in Sweden during the period 1974-1985 were analysed as to causes of death between ages 0 and 64 years. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Total ...

Increased perinatal mortality among sub-Saharan immigrants in a city-population in Sweden.

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to investigate whether the maternal country of origin affected the risk for perinatal mortality and to determine its relationship to risk factors. METHODS A study of 15,639 deliveries in Malmö, Sweden. Data regarding demographic factors, life-style and perinatal risk factors, together with data pertaining to outcome was obtained from the Malmö database and ...

Social Inequalities in Mental Health and Mortality among Refugees and Other Immigrants to Sweden

This thesis aimed to increase knowledge, using population-based registers, of how preand post-migration factors and social determinants of health are associated with inequalities in mental health and mortality among refugees and other immigrants to Sweden. It addressed four research questions: (1) Are there differences in mental health status between refugees and non-refugee immigrants, and cou...

Avoidable mortality in Lithuania.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The study aimed to analyse avoidable mortality in Lithuania as an index of the quality of health care and to assess trends in avoidable mortality from 1970-90. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All deaths of Lithuanian residents aged between 0 and 64 years between 1970 and 1990 were analysed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Twenty seven per cent of all deaths in this age group were avo...

Risk of Kaposi sarcoma among immigrants to Sweden.