Infections, Hospitalizations, and Death Ratios Due to COVID-19: A Perspective from Mexico

A) Objective. Ratios of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID-19 were calculated among different age groups that inhabits Mexico and compared with the United States data during the COVID-19 pandemic era. B) Methods. Data was downloaded from the National Open Health Database from 2020 until 2022. Total entries for COVID-19-related cases, hospitalizations and deaths were obtained. Data was order in different ascending age groups and frequency ratios were calculated per each group. Highest cumulative age group was taken as reference group to calculate infections, hospitalizations and death ratios related to COVID-19. C) Results. The 18 to 29 years old age group was reported as the largest cumulative group for COVID-19 infections during this two-year period, making them the reference group to calculate the different ratios. Our data showed that ratios had similar patterns as those from US counterparts in almost every group with a noticeable exception of the over 65-year-old group. As this group showed lower ratios than those reported by US. D) Conclusions. Chronical diseases’ health coverage for their elder population, a good vaccinations practices culture and, a family-based caregiving focused on elder adults, may have positively impacted in Mexico’s older population; a Latin American country with elevated chance to develop COVID-19 complications among their elder people.