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Situación epidemiológica por Covid-19 en Bolivia ante el fin de la emergencia sanitaria internacional: [Epidemiological situation due to Covid-19 in Bolivia before the end of the international health emergency]
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas e Investigación Social, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0400-0414
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas e Investigación Social, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia.
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas e Investigación Social, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia.
2023 (English)In: Gaceta Medica Boliviana, ISSN 1012-2966, Vol. 46, no 2, p. 93-102Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In May 2023, the WHO lifts the declaration of an international health emergency due to Covid-19, but Bolivia continues to maintain the declaration of a national health emergency.

Objective: describe the epidemiological situation by Covid-19 in Bolivia compared to South American countries.

Methodology: Observational study of ecological type was conducted; with aggregated data at the departmental and national level, from the reports of the Bolivian Ministry of Health and the WHO. Absolute frequencies, percentages, and rates of incidence, mortality, lethality, and vaccination coverage are reported, broken down by country and department.

Results: In the South American context, Bolivia ranks 6th in the number of cumulative confirmed cases (n=1,198,404); 7th in the number of deaths (n=22,383), 5th in lethality (1.9%), and 9th in vaccination coverage (52.08%) from ten countries. A decreasing trend is observed in Bolivia, between the first epidemic wave (n=144,592) to the 6th wave (n=88,859); Santa Cruz reported the most cases (n=4037,908) and Pando the lowest (n=15,081). The incidence rate was highest in Tarija and lowest in Potosí. The fatality rate was higher in the first wave (6.20%) and lower in the sixth wave (0.20%). Vaccination coverage with at least one dose was higher in Tarija (75.10%), and the lowest in Beni (57.10%).

Conclusion: Bolivia presents a significant decrease in the total number of new cases reported, with a decrease in the mortality and lethality rate; however, full-schedule vaccination coverage and booster doses continue to be one of the lowest in South America.

Abstract [es]

En mayo 2023, la OMS levanta la declaratoria de emergencia sanitaria internacional por Covid-19, pero Bolivia continúa manteniendo la declaratoria de emergencia sanitaria nacional.

Objetivo: describir la situación epidemiológica por Covid-19 en Bolivia en comparación a los países sudamericanos.

Metodología: Estudio observacional de tipo ecológico; con datos agregados a nivel departamental y nacional, provenientes de los reportes del Ministerio de Salud de Bolivia y la OMS. Se reportan frecuencias absolutas, porcentajes y tasas de incidencia, mortalidad, letalidad y las coberturas de vacunación, desagregadas por países, departamentos.

Resultados: A nivel sudamericano, Bolivia ocupa el 6to lugar en el número de casos confirmados (n=1,198,404); 7mo en número de fallecidos (n=22,383), 5to en letalidad (1,9%), y penúltimo en cobertura de vacunación (52,08%). En Bolivia; se observa una tendencia decreciente de casos entre la primera (n=144,592) y 6ta ola (n=88,859); Santa Cruz reportó más casos (n=4037.908) y Pando el más bajo (n=15,081). La tasa de incidencia fue más alta en Tarija y más baja en Potosí. La tasa de Letalidad fue mayor en la primera ola (6,20%) y más baja en la sexta ola (0,20%). La cobertura de vacunación con al menos una dosis fue mayor en Tarija (75,10%), y la más bajas en Beni (57,10%).

Conclusión: Bolivia presenta un descenso significativo en el número total de casos nuevos reportados, con disminución de la tasa de mortalidad y letalidad; sin embargo, las coberturas de vacunación en esquema completo y dosis de refuerzo siguen siendo una de las más bajas a nivel sudamericano

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Universidad Mayor de San Simon , 2023. Vol. 46, no 2, p. 93-102
Keywords [en]
Bolivia, Covid-19, epidemiology, health emergency, pandemic, vaccination
Keywords [es]
Covid-19, Vacunas COVID-19, pandemia, epidemiología, Bolivia
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-220163DOI: 10.47993/gmb.v46i2.602Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85182748169OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-220163DiVA, id: diva2:1834630
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