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Comparing the profile of hospital discharges between nationals and international migrants: a decade of contrasts and health challenges for Chile (2013 to 2022)

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Distribution of outflows by age group and nationality, Chile, 2013 to 2022.
Age group   Chilean   ForeignPrevalence ratio chilean/foreigner (95% CI)P valuea
NumberPercentage (%)NumberPercentage (%)
Less than 1 year691 623 4.51095 0.313.6 (3.2 to 57.7)< 0.001
1 to 91 063 732 79398 2.92.4 (2.1 to 2.9)< 0.001
10 to 191 048 500 6.916 668 5.11.4 (1.2 to 1.5)0.09
20 to 292 239 858 14.7117 072 35.70.4 (0.4 to 0.4)< 0.001
30 to 392 384 112 15.6108 196 330.5 (0.5 to 0.5)< 0.001
40 to 491 698 911 11.136 981 11.31.0 (0.9 to 1.0)0.89
50 to 591 774 538 11.617 462 5.32.2 (2.0 to 2.4)< 0.001
60 to 691 805 843 11.810 876 3.33.6 (3.1 to 4.1)< 0.001
70 to 791 487 703 9.76464 24.9 (3.9 to 6.3)< 0.001
80 to 89879 384 5.83095 0.96.1 (3.7 to 10.2)< 0.001
90 and more194 537 1.3639 0.26.5 (0.5 to 78.4)0.004
Total15 268 741 100327 946 100

CI, confidence interval.

a Chi-square.

Source: Prepared by the authors of this study.