Socio-demographic inequalities and excess non-COVID-19 mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a data-driven analysis of 1 069 174 death certificates in Mexico.
Neftalí Eduardo Antonio-VillaOmar Yaxmehen Bello-ChavollaCarlos A Fermín-MartínezJosé Manuel AburtoLuisa Fernandez-ChirinoDaniel Ramírez-GarcíaJulio Pisanty-AlatorreArmando González-DíazArsenio Vargas-VázquezSimon BarqueraLuis Miguel Gutiérrez-RobledoJacqueline A SeigliePublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2022)
Non-COVID-19 causes of death, largely chronic cardiometabolic conditions, comprised up to one-fifth of excess deaths in Mexico during 2020. Non-COVID-19 excess deaths occurred disproportionately out-of-hospital and were associated with both individual- and municipal-level socio-demographic inequalities.