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

Leticia CuéllarIrene TorresEthan Romero-SeversonRiya MaheshNathaniel OrtegaSarah PungitoreNicolas HengartnerRuian Ke

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)

Overall, the exceptionally high level of excess deaths in Ecuador highlights the enormous burden and heterogeneous impact of COVID-19 on mortality, especially in older age groups and Indigenous populations in Ecuador, which was not fully revealed by COVID-19 death counts. Together with the limited testing in Ecuador, our results suggest that the majority of the excess deaths were likely to be undocumented COVID-19 deaths.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
cardiovascular events
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
risk factors
type diabetes
dna methylation
cardiovascular disease
gene expression
peripheral blood