Counting the non-existing: causes of death of undocumented migrants in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium), 2005–2010

Table 3 Characteristics of study population of deceased documented migrants^a and Belgians in the Brussels-Capital Region (period 2005–2010)

Deceased documented migrants^a
		Men		Women		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex	Determinable	2051	59.5	1399	40.5	3450	100
Country of origin	Morocco	693	33.8	463	33.1	1156	33.5
	Algeria	46	2.2	24	1.7	70	2.0
	Congo	52	2.6	42	3.0	94	2.7
	Other	1260	61.4	870	62.2	2130	61.8
	Total	2051	100.0	1399	100.0	3450	100.0
		n	Years	n	Years	n	Years
Age at death	Mean	2051	66.9	1399	71.2	3450	68.6
Age at death	Std deviation		16.0		15.8		16.0
Deceased Belgians
		Men		Women		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex	Determinable	21,440	44.2	27,021	55.8	48,511	100
		n	Years	n	Years	n	Years
Age at death	Mean	21,440	74.7	27,021	81.4	48,511	78.5
Age at death	Std deviation		14.2		12.9		13.9

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