Health status and mortality rates of adolescents and young adults in the Brussels-Capital Region: differences according to region of origin and migration history

Abstract

Important differences are observed according to both region of origin and migration history among adolescents and young adults in the BCR. These differences significantly reduce when accounting for education, suggesting that investing in education is a public-health strategy worth considering. Further research in this area may benefit from taking migration history into account.

Mortality in adult immigrants in the 2000s in Belgium: a test of the ‘healthy‐migrant’ and the ‘migration‐as‐rapid‐health‐transition’ hypotheses

“…This healthy-migrant effect is noticeable for FG immigrants of both non-Western and Western origin, and in both men and women, wearing off with the length of stay. Contrary to Razum et al [36] and in line with De Grande et al [5] and Tarnutzer et al [10], this study finds no evidence for the persistence of a healthy-migrant effect into the SG. As indicated by previous research [21], some types of migrants (e.g.…”

“… and in line with De Grande et al . and Tarnutzer et al . , this study finds no evidence for the persistence of a healthy‐migrant effect into the SG.…”

“…It is well established that migration has a huge impact on the disease and mortality outcomes of migrant populations [1][2][3]. Many migrant studies focus on specific health [4,5] and mortality outcomes [6][7][8] or on all-cause mortality [9][10][11][12] rather than on cause-specific mortality patterns of migrant populations [13][14][15][16][17][18]. However, analyses of cause-specific mortality patterns by migrant background can be of particular interest, as they provide clues on the various mechanisms at play, such as differences in environmental exposure, access to quality of health care and lifestyles [2,3].…”

Adult mortality among second-generation immigrants in France: Results from a nationally representative record linkage study

“…In proportionate terms, second-generation immigrants represented 6.0% of the total EU population in 2014, up from 5.2% in 2008 (Agafiţei and Ivan 2017). Although research is sparse, second-generation status has been identified in previous studies as an important source of health disparities in EU countries, with important disadvantages in mortality outcomes for certain second-generation subgroups, especially those of non-EU origin (Harding and Balarajan 1996;Razum et al 1998;Tarnutzer, Bopp, and Grp 2012;Scott and Timaeus 2013;De Grande et al 2014;Manhica et al 2015;Vandenheede et al 2015;Wallace 2016;Jervelund et al 2017). Explanations for these mortality disadvantages include lower socioeconomic status, detrimental health behaviors, and chronic stress arising from perceived discrimination (Scott and Timaeus 2013;De Grande et al 2014;Manhica et al 2015;Vandenheede et al 2015;Wallace 2016;Jervelund et al 2017).…”

“…Although research is sparse, second-generation status has been identified in previous studies as an important source of health disparities in EU countries, with important disadvantages in mortality outcomes for certain second-generation subgroups, especially those of non-EU origin (Harding and Balarajan 1996;Razum et al 1998;Tarnutzer, Bopp, and Grp 2012;Scott and Timaeus 2013;De Grande et al 2014;Manhica et al 2015;Vandenheede et al 2015;Wallace 2016;Jervelund et al 2017). Explanations for these mortality disadvantages include lower socioeconomic status, detrimental health behaviors, and chronic stress arising from perceived discrimination (Scott and Timaeus 2013;De Grande et al 2014;Manhica et al 2015;Vandenheede et al 2015;Wallace 2016;Jervelund et al 2017). These patterns of excess mortality contrast with the situation of immigrants per se (i.e., the first generation) who tend to experience a mortality advantage despite lower socioeconomic status, a well-known paradox explained in part by migration selection effects (also referred to as the "healthy migrant effect") (Razum et al 1998;Palloni and Morenoff 2001;Bourbeau 2002;Khlat and Darmon 2003;Crimmins et al 2005;Gushulak 2007;Riosmena, Wong, and Palloni 2013;Vang et al 2017).…”