Table 2 Developmental disorder diagnoses given in secondary/tertiary health care [N (%)] and between 2008 and 2018 among children born in Norway between 2006 and 2017 with two Norwegian-born parents, two immigrant parents and one immigrant parent (mother/father)
From: Developmental disorders among Norwegian-born children with immigrant parents
Two Norwegian-born parents | Two immigrant parents | EU/EEA/Oceania/USA/Canada | Europe except EU | Africa | Asia | Latin America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental retardation | 1332 (0.27) | 495 (0.53)*** | 55 (0.20)* | 51 (0.49)*** | 161 (0.82)*** | 224 (0.66)*** | 4 (0.32) |
Language disorders | 3594 (0.74) | 974 (1.04)*** | 199 (0.72) | 123 (1.18)*** | 216 (1.09)*** | 412 (1.20)*** | 24 (1.92)*** |
Learning difficulties | 1762 (0.36) | 144 (0.15)*** | 20 (0.07)*** | 18 (0.17)** | 32 (0.16)*** | 67 (0.20)*** | 7 (0.56) |
Other developmental disorders | 2741 (0.56) | 464 (0.50)* | 81 (0.29)*** | 64 (0.61) | 127 (0.64) | 185 (0.54) | 7 (0.56) |
Autism spectrum disorders | 2624 (0.54) | 1111 (1.19)*** | 202 (0.73)*** | 125 (1.20)*** | 309 (1.57)*** | 462 (1.35)*** | 13 (1.04) * |
ADHD | 8873 (1.82) | 461 (0.49)*** | 115 (0.41)*** | 52 (0.50)*** | 126 (0.64)*** | 150 (0.44)*** | 18 (1.44) |
Behavioral and emotional disorders in childhood, | 16338 (3.35) | 1558 (1.67)*** | 342 (1.23)*** | 165 (1.58)*** | 312 (1.58)*** | 710 (2.08)*** | 29 (2.32) |
Unspecified developmental delay | 11218 (2.30) | 2916 (3.12)*** | 565 (2.03)** | 310 (2.97)*** | 686 (3.47) *** | 1322 (3.87)*** | 33 (2.64) |
Any developmental disorder | 35794 (7.34) | 5710 (6.11)*** | 1161 (4.18)*** | 633 (6.06)*** | 1340 (6.79)** | 2485 (7.27) | 91 (7.27) |
Norwegian-born father and immigrant mother | EU/EEA/Oceania/USA/Canada | Europe except EU | Africa | Asia | Latin America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental retardation | 131 (0.26) | 43 (0.19)* | 13 (0.29) | 55 (0.35) | 16 (0.35) | |
Language disorders | 439 (0.89)*** | 165 (0.74) | 54 (1.21)*** | 18 (0.78) | 142 (0.89)* | 60 (1.32)*** |
Learning difficulties | 115 (0.23)*** | 54 (0.24)** | 12 (0.27) | 37 (0.23)** | 8 (0.18) | |
Other developmental disorders | 260 (0.53) | 119 (0.53) | 28 (0.63) | 13 (0.56) | 80 (0.50) | 20 (0.44) |
Autism spectrum disorders | 420 (0.85)*** | 161 (0.72)*** | 53 (1.19)*** | 20 (0.87)* | 143 (0.90)*** | 43 (0.95)*** |
ADHD | 548 (1.11)*** | 290 (1.30)*** | 62 (1.39)* | 24 (1.04)** | 104 (0.65)*** | 68 (1.50) |
Behavioral and emotional disorders in childhood, | 1405 (2.84)*** | 655 (2.94)*** | 145 (3.25) | 76 (3.29) | 362 (2.27)*** | 167 (3.68) |
Unspecified developmental delay | 1231 (2.49)** | 508 (2.28) | 116 (2.60) | 44 (1.90) | 447 (2.81)*** | 116 (2.56) |
Any developmental disorder | 3363 (6.79)*** | 1485 (6.67)*** | 348 (7.80) | 152 (6.57) | 1009 (6.34)*** | 369 (8.13)* |
Norwegian-born mother and immigrant father | EU/EEA/Oceania/USA/Canada | Europe except EU | Africa | Asia | Latin America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental retardation | 133 (0.34)* | 61 (0.26) | 21 (0.60)*** | 36 (0.48) ** | 11 (0.40) | |
Language disorders | 297 (0.76) | 170 (0.71) | 14 (0.83) | 24 (0.69) | 69 (0.92) | 20 (0.73) |
Learning difficulties | 111 (0.28)* | 61 (0.26)** | 7 (0.41) | 14 (0.40) | 20 (0.27) | 9 (0.33) |
Other developmental disorders | 188 (0.48)* | 94 (0.39)*** | 8 (0.47) | 16 (0.46) | 54 (0.72) | 16 (0.59) |
Autism spectrum disorders | 268 (0.68)*** | 152 (0.64)* | 13 (0.77) | 28 (0.80)* | 56 (0.75)* | 19 (0.70) |
ADHD | 561 (1.43)*** | 333 (1.39)*** | 24 (1.42) | 76 (2.18) | 77 (1.03)*** | 51 (1.87) |
Behavioral and emotional disorders in childhood, | 1192 (3.03)*** | 703 (2.94)*** | 52 (3.07) | 122 (3.49) | 226 (3.02) | 89 (3.26) |
Unspecified developmental delay | 920 (2.34) | 482 (2.02)** | 44 (2.60) | 73 (2.09) | 248 (3.31)*** | 73 (2.67) |
Any developmental disorder | 2638 (6.71)*** | 1496 (6.26)*** | 115 (6.78) | 253 (7.24) | 568 (7.59) | 206 (7.54) |