Sweden - 2012
Is there evidence of increased morbidity rates for minority and migrant groups?
- Code:
- RED87
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204). Therefore there is no official data on that evidence the increased morbidity rates for minority and migrant groups. |
| Qualitative Info |
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, National minorities |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
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