Exploring excess of deaths in the context of covid pandemic in selected countries of Latin America

E Lima, E Vilela, A Peralta, MG Rocha, BL Queiroz… - 2020 - osf.io
BACKGROUND The covid-19 pandemic has considerably affected the mortality numbers of
many countries in the world, and Latin America is now the epicenter of the diseases. There …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring excess mortality in Latin America in the context of covid pandemic: the cases of Brazil and Ecuador

E Lima, E Vilela, A Peralta, MG Rocha, BL Queiroz… - 2020 - scholar.archive.org
BACKGROUND The covid-19 pandemic has considerably affected the mortality numbers of
many countries in the world, and Latin America is now the epicenter of the diseases. There …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating regional excess mortality during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in selected Latin American countries

EEC Lima, EA Vilela, A Peralta, M Rocha, BL Queiroz… - Genus, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, we measure the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic wave at the national
and subnational levels in selected Latin American countries that were most affected: Brazil …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of excess all-cause mortality and COVID-19 mortality in Peru: observational study

MC Ramírez-Soto, G Ortega-Cáceres - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an excess of all-cause mortality has been recorded in
several countries, including Peru. Most excess deaths were likely attributable to COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] The World's Deadliest Outbreak During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Analytical Approach to Estimate Excess Mortality in Ecuador During the First …

RP Fernandez-Naranjo, E Vasconez… - 2021 - europepmc.org
Background: Latin America is the most affected region by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms
of excessive mortality. Diagnostic and health care capabilities are limited in this region …

Leading Causes of Excess Mortality in Mexico During the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020–February 2021: A Death Certificates Study in a Lower-Middle-Income Country

LS Palacio-Mejía, JE Hernandez-Avila… - 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: The death toll after SARS-CoV-2 emergence includes deaths directly or
indirectly associated with COVID-19. For Mexico, a 28% excess mortality not directly related …

Excess deaths reveal the true spatial, temporal and demographic impact of COVID-19 on mortality in Ecuador

L Cuéllar, I Torres, E Romero-Severson… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Accepted Background In early 2020, Ecuador reported one of the highest surges of per
capita deaths across the globe. Methods We collected a comprehensive dataset containing …

Spatial Variation in Excess Mortality in Mexico during the First 2 Years of the COVID19 Pandemic

C Sánchez-Carrillo… - Advances in Public …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Excess mortality from all causes is a reliable indicator of the direct or indirect
effect of the COVID19 pandemic. This study aimed to estimate excess deaths in Mexico …

A proposed analytical approach to estimate excess daily mortality rates in Ecuador

RP Fernandez-Naranjo… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has proved deadly all over the globe; however, one of
the most lethal outbreaks occurred in Ecuador. Aims This study aims to highlight the …

[HTML][HTML] The need for all-cause mortality data to aid our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

JM Aburto - American Journal of Public Health, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Latin America has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic's impact has
caused a health crisis in the region of a magnitude hitherto unseen in recent history …