Abstract

PAMPLONA, Francisco. The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico and the other epidemic. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.78-79, pp.265-302.  Epub Feb 12, 2021. ISSN 1665-0565.  https://doi.org/10.32870/eees.v28i78-79.7208.

With a sociological perspective and based on data published by the Ministry of Health on the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, this paper describes the situation of medical services, health infrastructure and the effects of obesity, diabetes and hypertension on the significant number of deaths. The probability of becoming infected and dying is analyzed in association with comorbidities. Results: since the 1980s there has been no significat change in health services, neither in health infrastructure; in that period there was an exponential increase in patients with diabetes, hypertension and obesity; From the total number of COVID-19 deaths registered up to the date of analysis, 65.8% suffered from at least one of the three co-morbidities; finally, the probability of dying from COVID-19 increases in men over 54 years of age who suffer from some co-morbidity.

Keywords : COVID-19; diabetes, obesity,hypertension, infrastructure and health services.