Risk of Covid-19 Severe Outcomes and Mortality in Migrants and Ethnic Minorities Compared to the General Population in the European WHO Region: a Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of international migration and integration Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 1305 - 1335
• Main Authors: Mazzalai, Elena, Giannini, Dara, Tosti, Maria Elena, D’Angelo, Franca, Declich, Silvia, Jaljaa, Anissa, Caminada, Susanna, Turatto, Federica, De Marchi, Chiara, Gatta, Angela, Angelozzi, Aurora, Marchetti, Giulia, Pizzarelli, Scilla, Marceca, Maurizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Administrative law; COVID-19; Data quality; Demography; Disadvantaged; Economic factors; Economic status; Economics; Ethnic factors; Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Extraction; Health care access; Health disparities; Health services; Hospitalization; Impact analysis; Intensive care; Microelectromechanical systems; Migrants; Migration; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority groups; Mortality; Pandemics; Policy making; Population; Population Economics; Quality assessment; Quality control; Regions; Risk; Social determinants of health; Social factors; Social inequality; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; Sociology; Susceptibility; Systematic review; Systemic racism; Ethnic minorities; Migrants; Covid-19; Europe; Severe outcomes; Health inequalities

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on migrants and ethnic minorities (MEMs). Socio-economic factors and legal, administrative and language barriers are among the reasons for this increased susceptibility. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on MEMs compared to the...