Diabetes-Related Excess Mortality in Mexico: A Comparative Analysis of National Death Registries Between 2017-2019 and 2020.
Omar Yaxmehen Bello-ChavollaNeftali Eduardo Antonio-VillaCarlos A Fermín-MartínezLuisa Fernández-ChirinoArsenio Vargas-VázquezDaniel Ramírez-GarcíaMartín Roberto Basile-AlvarezAna Elena Hoyos-LázaroRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoDeborah J WexlerJennifer Manne-GoehlerJacqueline A SeigliePublished in: Diabetes care (2022)
Diabetes-related deaths increased among Mexican adults by 41.6% in 2020 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred disproportionately outside the hospital, and were largely attributable to type 2 diabetes and hyperglycemic emergencies. Disruptions in diabetes care and strained hospital capacity may have contributed to diabetes-related excess mortality in Mexico during 2020.