Refugee, migrant, and immigrant health worldwide

Statistics report about the health of refugees, migrants, and immigrants worldwide

Refugee, migrant, and immigrant health worldwide

This report presents facts and figures about the health of refugees, migrants, and immigrants worldwide. The report contains a brief global overview on refugees worldwide and then has chapters on deaths among migrants during migration, the health of refugees in refugee camps and settlements worldwide, the health and healthcare access of immigrants in the United States, as well as a special chapter on the impact of COVID-19 on refugees.

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Global overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of international refugees and internally displaced people 1951-2023
  • Premium Statistic Refugee population globally 2022, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Refugees worldwide 2012-2022, by region of asylum
  • Basic Statistic Refugees - major source countries worldwide as of 2022
  • Basic Statistic Refugees - major hosting countries worldwide as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Refugee admissions in the U.S. FY 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Refugees arriving in the U.S. 2022, by region of origin
  • Basic Statistic Refugees arriving in the U.S. by country of nationality FY 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of countries where migrants have same access to health care as citizens 2021

Deaths during migration

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  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants who died or went missing worldwide 2014-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of migrant deaths worldwide from 2014 to 2024, by region of incident
  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants who died worldwide 2014-2024, by cause of death
  • Basic Statistic Deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea 2014-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of recorded deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea 2019-2021, by origin
  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants who died or went missing in the Americas 2015-2024

Health in refugee camps/settlements worldwide

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  • Premium Statistic Estimated population of the world's largest refugee camps 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic Crude mortality rate in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Under five mortality rate in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of child death in refugee camps/settlements worldwide in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Top acute health conditions in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Leading chronic diseases in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Leading mental health conditions in refugee camps/settlements worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of countries with disease outbreaks in refugee camps worldwide 2022

Health and healthcare among immigrants in the U.S.

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  • Premium Statistic Immigrant adults in the U.S. who stated their health was good 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Immigrants with family with a health problem needing ongoing treatment 2023
  • Premium Statistic Usual sources of health care services among immigrant adults in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Health coverage status among immigrant adults in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults without health insurance by citizenship and immigration status in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Immigrants who had difficulty affording health care in the U.S. in 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Immigrants who had difficulty affording health care in the U.S. in 2023, by income
  • Premium Statistic Immigrants who experienced unfair treatment in health care in the U.S. 2023, by race

Special: Impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants

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  • Basic Statistic Refugees reporting COVID‑19 impacted their medical care/health 2020
  • Basic Statistic Refugees worldwide reporting COVID‑19 impacted their health 2020, by housing status
  • Basic Statistic Refugees worldwide reporting COVID‑19 impacted their health 2020, by residence status
  • Basic Statistic Refugees worldwide reporting mental health problems due to COVID 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of refugees worldwide who would not go to the doctor for COVID symptoms, 2020
  • Basic Statistic Reasons for not seeking medical care in case of COVID among refugees worldwide 2020
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