The Ibero-American Observatory of Safety and Health at Work, Madrid, Spain
Pompeu Fabra University Center for Research in Occupational Health, Barcelona, Spain.
Occup Environ Med. 2024 Oct 23;81(10):532-534. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2023-109406.
This descriptive study aimed to measure the excess all-cause mortality potential years of working life lost (PYWLL) in the working-age population of six Ibero-American countries in 2020 and 2021.
This study was based on all-cause deaths for the age group 15-69 years for men and women in six countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Peru, Portugal and Spain. The expected PYWLL was the average value determined from the previous 5 years (2015-2019). To estimate the excess of PYWLL, the expected PYWLL was subtracted from the observed PYWLL values for 2020 and 2021, separately.
In the four Latin American countries, the excess PYWLL per death was approximately double (between 12 and 16 years) that of the two European countries (between 3 and 9 years).
The loss of working-age individuals will probably have a profound social and economic recovery impact, affecting families and communities. The informal employment and labour market structures may be contributing to the adverse effects of the pandemic in the region. Investing in universal, comprehensive and sustainable health and social protection systems in the Latin American countries is crucial to build resilience against current and future crises.
本描述性研究旨在衡量 2020 年和 2021 年六个伊比利亚美洲国家工作年龄人群的全因超额潜在工作寿命损失（PYWLL）。
本研究基于六个国家（哥伦比亚、哥斯达黎加、墨西哥、秘鲁、葡萄牙和西班牙）15-69 岁年龄组男女的全因死亡数据。预期 PYWLL 是从前 5 年（2015-2019 年）确定的平均值。为了估计 PYWLL 的超额值，分别从 2020 年和 2021 年的观察 PYWLL 值中减去预期 PYWLL 值。
在四个拉丁美洲国家，每例死亡的超额 PYWLL 大约是两个欧洲国家（3 至 9 年）的两倍（12 至 16 年）。
工作年龄人群的损失可能会对家庭和社区产生深远的社会和经济复苏影响。非正规就业和劳动力市场结构可能加剧了该地区大流行的不利影响。在拉丁美洲国家投资于普遍、全面和可持续的卫生和社会保护系统对于建立抵御当前和未来危机的弹性至关重要。
