Citation

Rosenwaike I, Shai D. Int. J. Epidemiol. 1989; 18(1): 152-157.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, International Epidemiological Association, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2722359

Abstract

This paper discusses the effect of the Mariel migration, a massive boatlift from Cuba to the United States in 1980, on mortality among Cuban Americans. Estimates of the Cuban-born population in the US were made for 1979 and 1981, the years prior to and following the boatlift. A comparison of age-adjusted rates showed that while general mortality did not change greatly (an increase of only about 5%), there was a 151% increase in homicide mortality. The increase in the homicide rate among Cubans in metropolitan Miami (Dade County), the major area of concentration, was 109%; it was still greater among Cubans elsewhere (240%). The demographic differences between the Mariel migrants who settled in Dade and those who were settled elsewhere are discussed.

Language: en