Mortality and causes of death among asylum seekers in the Netherlands, 2002-2005

Background The world's growing population of asylum seekers faces different health risks from the populations of their host countries because of risk factors before and after migration. There is a current lack of insight into their health status. Methods A unique notification system was designed to monitor mortality in Dutch asylum seeker centres (2002–2005). Results Standardised for age and sex, overall mortality among asylum seekers shows no difference from the Dutch population. However, it differs between subpopulations by sex, age and region of origin and by cause of death. Mortality among... Mehr ...