Scandinavia's Population Groups Originating from Developing Countries: Change and Integration

Bevelander, Pieter; Bilde, Rasmus H.; Dahlstedt, Inge; Eskelund, Marc; Hansen, Line Möller; Macura, Miroslav; Pedersen, Kasper Gehrke; Lars, Østby

doi:10.6027/tn2013-561

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“…Migration from outside the Nordic region to both Denmark and Sweden mostly consisted of labor workers from Turkey and Pakistan and, to a lesser extent, Morocco, Yugoslavia, and India. Both Denmark and Sweden put a stop to labor migration in the 1970s, which resulted in a shift in the type of migration from these countries to that of family reunification (Bevelander et al 2013). Since then, both countries have also received refugees, with Sweden receiving a larger proportion than Denmark relative to its population size (Karlsdóttir et al 2018).…”

Section: Nordic Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mortality inequalities at retirement age between migrants and non-migrants in Denmark and Sweden

Callaway,

Strozza,

Drefahl

et al. 2024

DemRes

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BACKGROUNDDenmark and Sweden index their statutory retirement ages to life expectancy. When lifespan increases, so does retirement age. This policy does not consider demographic heterogeneity in life expectancy, e.g., between migrants and non-migrants, posing possible issues for pension policies that index retirement age to life expectancy. OBJECTIVETo understand how mortality inequalities between migrants and non-migrants interact with the indexation of statutory retirement age in Denmark and Sweden. METHODSWe used Danish and Swedish registry data from 1988-2018, and included individuals aged 50+. Migrants were classified as European-born or non-European-born. We calculated the probability of dying before retirement age, remaining life expectancy at retirement age, lifespan inequalities after retirement age, and the likelihood that a nonmigrant would outlive a migrant. We also classified the Danish-born population into four income levels and compared them to migrant groups. RESULTSNon-European-born migrants had the survival advantage in both countries, but equal or higher lifespan inequality at retirement. Sweden had a proportionally larger migrant population, but Denmark's was more diverse. The probability that a non-migrant would outsurvive a migrant was 40%-50% in both countries.

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Section: Nordic Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mortality inequalities at retirement age between migrants and non-migrants in Denmark and Sweden

Callaway,

Strozza,

Drefahl

et al. 2024

DemRes

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“…Some changes in the migrant compositions of both Denmark and Sweden can be explained by geopolitical events. A ter the turbulent events in the Balkans in the 1990s, both Denmark and Sweden saw a pronounced increase in the number of people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bevelander et al, 2013). Similarly, by 2010, both countries were host to significant numbers of people born in Iraq, and in 2019, both countries saw Syria among the top-five origin countries (Hudson, 2018).…”

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The origins of foreign-born populations in Denmark and Sweden

Kashnitsky,

Callaway,

Strozza

2023

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This note examines the changes in the foreign-born populations of Denmark and Sweden from 1990 to 2019, using a visual representation of the proportion and composition of immigrants by country of origin. The dataviz clearly demonstrates how the diversity and size of the foreign-born populations have increased over time in both countries, and how some of the changes can be attributed to the major geopolitical and socio-economic events. It also identifies some curious patterns, such as the decline of the Finnish-born population in Sweden. The note provides a useful overview of the migration trends and dynamics in Denmark and Sweden.

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“…1,2 A genetic predisposition also seems to be implicated; women experiencing placental abruption in one pregnancy have an 11-fold increased risk of having a placental abruption in a subsequent pregnancy. 3,4 In Europe, immigrant women represent a significant proportion of all childbearing women, 5 and in Norway, 29% of all births in 2019 were to immigrant women. 6 Immigrants comprise a heterogeneous group, with diverse backgrounds and immigration reasons, and they differ in relation to the known risk factors for placental abruption, including hypertension and smoking.…”

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Placental abruption in immigrant women in Norway: A population‐based study

Mæland

Morken

Schytt

et al. 2021

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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Objective To estimate the incidence of placental abruption in immigrant women compared with non-immigrants by maternal country and region of birth, reason for immigration and length of residence. Design Nationwide population-based study. Setting Data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway and Statistics Norway (1990-2016). Sample The study sample included 1,558,174 pregnancies, in which immigrant women accounted for 245,887 pregnancies and 1,312,287 pregnancies were to nonimmigrants. Methods Crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for placental abruption in immigrant women compared to non-immigrants were estimated by logistic regression with robust standard error estimations (accounting for within-mother clustering). Adjustment variables included year of birth, maternal age, parity, multiple pregnancies, chronic hypertension and level of education. Main outcome measures Placental abruption Results The incidence of placental abruption decreased during the study period for both immigrants (from 0.68% to 0.44%) and non-immigrants (from 0.80% to 0.34%). Immigrant women from the sub-Saharan African region had an adjusted odds ratio of 1.35 (95% CI: 1.15-1.58) compared to non-immigrants for placental abruption, whereas immigrant women from Ethiopia had an adjusted odds ratio of 2.39 (95% CI 1.67-3.41). We found a small variation in placental abruption incidence by other countries or regions of birth, length of residence and reason for immigration. Conclusion Immigrant women from sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ethiopia, have increased odds for placental abruption when giving birth in Norway. Reason for immigration and length of residence had little impact on the incidence of placental abruption.

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Scandinavia's Population Groups Originating from Developing Countries: Change and Integration

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Mortality inequalities at retirement age between migrants and non-migrants in Denmark and Sweden

Mortality inequalities at retirement age between migrants and non-migrants in Denmark and Sweden

The origins of foreign-born populations in Denmark and Sweden

Placental abruption in immigrant women in Norway: A population‐based study

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