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Morbidity and Mortality in Colombia: A Statistical Analysis of Occupational Risks in Times of Covid-19 uri icon

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  • This research presents a statistics analysis of the morbidity and mortalityof occupational risks as a result of companies and workers affiliated to theGeneral System of Occupational Risks in Colombia during the 2019 and 2020period, also framed in the events generated due to the pandemic caused by theCOVID-19 disease. For this purpose, a quantitative study with descriptive scopewas carried out, based on statistical data from the Federation of Colombian Insurers- FASECOLDA, obtained from the different Occupational Risks Administrators.According to the above, a decrease in the number of companies affiliatedto the General System of Occupational Risks was observed in November 2019,where a total of 882.283 affiliated companies were registered, while for this samemonth in 2020, only 826.950 were evidenced. In the same way, this brought withit a decrease in the number of affiliated workers, from 11.032.433 to 10.408.531workers in the same period, representing a decrease of 6%. On the other hand,it was established that qualified as work-related illnesses increased exponentiallyfrom 8.202 illnesses in the year 2019 to a total of 49.788 in 2020, where the mostrepresentative increase was evidenced in the Health and Social Services Sector,which increased from 481 cases per year to 34.750, a value corresponding to 70%of the total diseases classified as work-related in 2020. In second place, the RealEstate Sector stands out, which presented an increase from 979 to 5.288 diseases,followed by the Transport, Storage and Communications sector with an increasefrom 381 to 1.489 cases. Regarding qualified as work related accidents in 2019and 2020, a decrease of 172.139 cases was established, representing a variation of28% less. In the same way, the mortality generated by work accidents ranged from488 to 375, consolidating a 23% of decrease in deaths compared to the previousyear, a situation that differs from deaths caused by occupational diseases, whichincreased from 4 to 76 cases.