Inequity in mortality rates and potential years of life lost caused by COVID-19 in the Greater Santiago, Chile.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have shown that, in Chile, income inequality is relevant in explaining health inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a negative impact, with higher mortality rates in those municipalities of Greater Santiago with lower socioeconomic status. We study inequity in mortality based on Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) in 34 urban municipalities of the Metropolitan Region (Greater Santiago) and analyze its evolution between 2018 and 2021 and by COVID-19 waves. To compare the results obtained for PYLL, we also computed the mortality rates adjusted by direct standardization. In addition, we used the concentration index (CI) to measure the health inequalities between municipalities. In the first year of the pandemic, the absolute PYLL and the standardized mortality rate fo

SUBMITTER: Ayala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10539509 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature