Mexico presents the highest figures in excess of mortality in comparison with the other member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since the health crisis due to Covid-19 began, revealed the biennial report on health of said organism .
The report indicated that in our country, the excess of general mortality was located at 54.8% compared to the last five years. According to OECD records, Mexico has a rate of 4,456 deaths per million inhabitants. In second place is Poland with 3,663, followed by the Czech Republic and Slovakia with 3,465 and 3,133, respectively.
While the general average of the OECD member countries is 1,499, that is, our country has a rate of 2.9 times more in comparison.
In contrast, the countries that presented the lowest excess mortality indicator were New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, and Iceland.
“In total, OECD countries recorded around 2.5 million additional deaths, compared to the average number of deaths during the previous five years. This means that 16% more people died between January 2020 and June 2021 than I normally would have expected, ”the report reads.
On the other hand, the report also indicated that our country and Chile were the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean that received the pandemic with a less healthy population under high risk factors such as obesity and smoking.
Inoculation
Another aspect that the report recorded was the issue of vaccination against Covid-19, where Mexico ranked second to last in terms of the proportion of the population totally inoculated with 35.4%, only below Colombia, which registered 33.6%, until the middle of last October.
On the other hand, the countries with the highest percentage, Portugal takes the first place with 85.2%; in second place is Iceland with 80.5% and Spain is in third place with 78.6 percent.
“Progress in vaccination has varied markedly among OECD countries, with the proportion of the population fully vaccinated ranging from just under 40% in Colombia and Mexico to 86% in Portugal, in mid-October 2021. The speed implementation of vaccination is affected by many factors, including regulatory approval processes, the acquisition and distribution of vaccines, strategies, infrastructure and capacity of health personnel, ”the document said.
Health personnel
The people who were in the front row during the pandemic were healthcare workers. They were much more exposed to the virus than other professions, the OECD noted. The World Health Organization reported that health workers accounted for 8% of all Covid-19 cases in the world in 2020.
In the case of Mexico, the organization explained that, according to epidemiological monitoring information from the countries, Mexico was the nation where the most health workers were affected.
As of the end of September 2021, more than 278,000 infected healthcare workers were reported in the country with more than 4,400 deaths. Health workers represent around 8% of all registered infections and close to 2% of all Covid-19 victims reported in the country ”, it was indicated.
When compared to the Netherlands, the proportion of health workers among all registered infections is similar (10%), but represents a much lower proportion of all deaths (0.2%)
However, the OECD noted, data should be interpreted with caution when comparing across countries, particularly due to the different testing capabilities and definitions of healthcare workers.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx