Indicator history

There is no valid information on the mortality rate of the population with a migration background available. Therefore only the mortality rate of the foreign population can be considered.
Between 2003 and 2007 there has been a steady decline of the standardized mortality rate (Europe-standard) for foreign men and in total also a decline for foreign women, although in their case the decline was not a steady one. By contrast, in the same time period, the standardized mortality rate (Europe-standard) has increased for German men and slightly decreased for German women.
Another report regarding the mortality rates in Germany shows that the mortality rate among foreigners, which used to be lower than the mortality rate of the majority population, has increased. Foreigners who have resided in Germany for a long time show higher rates of mortality than recently immigrated foreigners [4].

Source:

1. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (ed.) / Michael Knipper and Yasar Bilgin (2009), Migration und Gesundheit, p.35, http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_16451-544-1-30.pdf?100422141713, Accessed on 30.01.2012.
2. Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration (ed.), Einwanderungsgesellschaft 2010 – Jahresgutachten 2010 mit Integrationsbarometer, p.97, http://www.svr-migration.de/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/svr_jg_2010.pdf, Accessed on 30.01.2012.
3. Morbidität und Mortalität von Migranten in Deutschland (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, 2011: p. 70-78): http://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Publikationen/Forschungsberichte/fb09-mortalitaet.pdf?__blob=publicationFile, Accessed on 15.01.2013.
4. Kohls, M. (2012) ‘Leben ältere Migranten länger? Eine Analyse von Sterberisiken älterer Migrantinnen und Migranten in Deutschland’ in: Baykara-Krumme, H. et al (eds.), Viele Welten des Alterns, Wiesbaden, Springer Verlag, pp. 217-218.