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Table 1 Comparison of the frequency of hospital use and the number of days in hospital comparing men, women, and ethnicity in Denmark in 2015 using the native population as a baseline

From: Migrants and health in the Nordic welfare states

   Patients hospitalized Number of days in hospital (average number per patient at hospital
Men Total 100 100
Persons of Danish origin 100 100
Migrants from Western countries 79 98
Migrants from non-Western countries 110 88
Descendants from Western countries 96 104
Descendants from non-Western countries 121 103
Women Total 100 100
Persons of Danish origin 100 101
Migrants from Western countries 80 95
Migrants from non-Western countries 109 85
Descendants from Western countries 95 102
Descendants from non-Western countries 111 98
  1. Kilde: www.statistikbanken.dk/INDP08 fundet den 18.05.30.06.2016. Note: the index is standardized taking difference in age composition into consideration