COVID-19 y la pandemia económica global y su impacto en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The present descriptive qualitative research of documentary analysis, evaluates the impact of the global pandemic by COVID-19 on the economy and health of Ecuador, describes the economic and health preconditions in 2019, describes the response actions implemented before the pandemic and the results in the economy and health are presented. The year 2019 prior to the pandemic, a context of weakness is identified (annual GDP 0,06%, GDP per capita of 5,592, public debt of 49,6% over GDP and unemployment rate 3,81%). A weakened public health system with less budget allocation, dismissal of health personnel, and low response capacity. The economic impact of the Pandemic with a general GDP of -8,1%, a GDP per capita of - 9,5% in 2021, an unemployment rate of 6,11%, with a significant impact on poverty and inequality. In relation to the HEALTH INDICATORS in the face of the pandemic; there were 115,998 deaths in 2020, and a total excess of deaths of 71,633 in the years 2020 and 2021. A rate of 6.6 deaths per thousand inhabitants, which places Ecuador among the countries with the highest deaths in the world due to pandemic. That, in the Ecuadorian case, the economic and social impact was aggravated by the previous weak condition of the economy, the health system, and the previous economic and health conditions of the population. Fact that in the stage of initiation and propagation caused a high rate of infections and mortality, especially in the city of Guayaquil and the country.