From the Ministry of Health (Mawlood), from the Family and Community Medicine Department (Lafta), College of Medicine, Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq, and from the Global Health Department (Lafta), University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America.
Saudi Med J. 2022 May;43(5):500-507. doi: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20220088.
To detect the epidemiological trend of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) in Iraq, the distribution of cases by age, gender, and governorates, and to assess its burden on the health system by estimating morbidity and mortality rates.
This biometric study was carried out in 2021. The distribution, incidence, mortality, and case fatality rates in a 17-month period was sketched in a biometric design. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to a number of decision makers in the Ministry of Health regarding health system challenges that have been faced during this pandemic.
More than half (55.1%) of the cases were among males, and 67.5% were in the age group 30-60 years. Mortality was also predominant among males (62.7%), and 50.0% of the deaths were in the age group >50 years. The predominant age group for both genders was 30-60 years. Case fatality rate was 1.2%; again higher among males (1.3% versus 1.1%).
The trend of COVID-19 in Iraq showed 2 peaks, August-October 2020 and March-July 2021, with males being more affected by morbidity, mortality, and fatality. The main challenge faced by the Iraqi health system was the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases with limited bed capacity and medical equipment.
检测伊拉克 2020 年 8 月至 2021 年 7 月期间，新冠肺炎（COVID-19）的流行趋势、按年龄、性别和省份分布情况，并通过发病率和死亡率评估其对卫生系统的负担。
本生物统计学研究于 2021 年进行。通过生物统计学设计，描述了 17 个月期间的分布、发病率、死亡率和病死率。向卫生部的一些决策者分发了一份半结构式问卷，了解在大流行期间卫生系统面临的挑战。
超过一半（55.1%）的病例发生在男性中，67.5%的病例发生在 30-60 岁年龄组。死亡率也主要发生在男性（62.7%），50.0%的死亡发生在>50 岁年龄组。两个性别发病率最高的年龄组均为 30-60 岁。病死率为 1.2%；男性更高（1.3%比 1.1%）。
伊拉克 COVID-19 的流行趋势呈 2 个高峰，2020 年 8 月至 10 月和 2021 年 3 月至 7 月，男性在发病率、死亡率和病死率方面受影响更大。伊拉克卫生系统面临的主要挑战是 COVID-19 病例迅速增加，床位和医疗设备有限。
