Abstract
Mexico is one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 disease. Although there is vast information on the disease, there still are unknown data on the societal and economic cost of the pandemic. To estimate this impact, the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) can be a useful tool.Objective: To assess the DALYs due to COVID-19 in Mexico.Methods: We used the data released by the Mexican Ministry of Health to estimate the DALYs by the sum of the years of life lived with disability (YLDs) and the years of life lost (YLLs).Results: A total of 1,152,885 confirmed cases and 324,570 suspected cases of COVID-19 have been registered. Half of the cases were men, with a median age of 43.4 ± 16.9 years. About 8.3% died. A total of 39,202 YLDs were attributable to COVID-19. The total YLLs caused by COVID-19 were 2,126,222. A total of 2,165,424.5 DALYs for COVID-19 were estimated. The total DALYs were the highest in people between 50 and 59 years. The DALYs for each COVID-19 case were the highest in individuals between 60 and 79 years.Conclusion: The DALYs generated by the COVID-19 represent a more significant disease burden than that reported for other causes, such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Although it impacts all age groups in terms of disability, the most affected group are people over 50 years of age, whose risk of death is higher.
Highlights
The novel coronavirus is spreading worldwide, causing diverse adverse consequences [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
All COVID-19 cases confirmed with real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assay, independently of the signs and symptoms [31], clinical association, or experts committee were included [32,33,34]
Between February 22 and December 4, 2020, 1,152,885 confirmed and 324,570 suspected cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Mexico
Summary
The novel coronavirus is spreading worldwide, causing diverse adverse consequences [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. Currently, most countries face second and third waves, with a larger number of cases burdening of the health systems [8,9,10,11,12,13]. Among the WHO regions, the American continent ranks first in the number of infections (43% of all accumulated cases) and deaths (47% of all deaths) [14]. The United States and Brazil are in leading in these numbers with increasing rates of infection and mortality. Other countries in the continent have a high toll, such as Colombia and Mexico [14]
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