During 2021, Covid-19 became the leading cause of death in Mexicoin addition to being one of the most expensive diseases, according to an analysis carried out by the insurer’s team Axa Mexico.
In the Top of ailments with the most events during the past year, the following stood out: digestive (more than 18,000), respiratory (more than 14,000), cancer (more than 10,000), orthopedic in cases of shoulder, hip and knee ( more than 9,000) and cardiovascular (nearly 9,000).
As for digestive problems, such as acute appendicitis or gastritis, they were the most recurrent among AXA Mexico policyholders.
They also reported that the Covid-19 was the most frequent respiratory disease during 2021, representing almost half (49%) of the total. While, breast cancer, registered more than 850 cases, was the most recurrent.
Most costly ailments
The Top 5 of the most expensive ailments during the past year stood out: Covid-19 had an average cost of 880,000 pesos, followed by hematological cases with an average cost of more than 312,000 pesos, in addition to cancer cases with an average cost of 311,000 pesos. pesos, respiratory with an average cost that exceeds 254,000 pesos and nephrology with a cost of 228,000 pesos.
“Covid-19 is still the most expensive disease today. Among AXA Mexico policyholders, there were more than 7,000 confirmed cases during 2021, of which the most expensive case exceeded 45 million pesos. Covid-19 cases without comorbidities were 48% less expensive than those that did.
“The malignant breast tumor is the most expensive type of cancer, with an average cost of almost 312,000 pesos,” according to data from a document from the French insurer and one of the 5 largest insurers in the country.
medical inflation
The Top 5 diseases with the highest increase in the average cost in 2021 compared to those of 2020 were led by: respiratory diseases that reported an advance of 61%, those focused on hematology with 43%, newborn diseases with an increase in prices of 36%, orthopedic, shoulder, hip and knee ailments with an increase of 30%, mainly due to the increase in the prices of prostheses that come from abroad and that due to the pandemic and the closure of borders complicated the arrival of supplies.
In fifth place was the condition related to the hip with a 25% increase in medical inflation, also related to the increase in commodity pricesmainly of metals that are used in prostheses, such as: stainless steel, chrome, cobalt and titanium.
They emphasized that medical inflation, which is better known as the annual increase in health services, is one of the most important factors for the increase in the average cost of illnesses and in the premium for health insurance. Major medical expenses (GMM).
An illness can represent a catastrophic expense that leaves a family in a vulnerable economic situation, hospitalization expenses, procedures, medical treatments and often rehabilitation treatments if they do not have the protection of GMM insurance.