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

Abstract Objective Firstly, to map out and compare all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality patterns by migrant background in Belgium; and secondly, to probe into explanations for the observed patterns, more specifically into the healthy‐migrant, acculturation and the migration‐as‐rapid‐health‐transition theories. Methods Data comprise individually linked Belgian census‐mortality follow‐up data for the period 2001–2011. All official inhabitants aged 25–54 at time of the census were included. To delve into the different explanations, differences in all‐cause and chronic‐ and infectious‐disease mo... Mehr ...