

The state ranks seventh in abuse of this substance; report 200 cases of poisoning, 98 percent are men
Mèrida, Yuc., May 12, 2021, (SIPSE).- After eight years of being in the first place in abuse of alcohol, Yucatan is according to the last announcement by the Federal Ministry of Health, in seventh place at a national level.
Numbers from the General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE) until epidemiological week 15 (from April 11 to 17) there is a record of 200 cases of Acute Alcohol Poisoning (IAA), for a reduction of 89.9% compared to the same period last year, when 1,978 cases were recorded.
Of the 200 reports counted to date, 196 (98%) corresponded to the male sex. From 2012 to 2020, Yucatán ranked first nationally in IAA cases, but currently the situation is totally different as the entity dropped to seventh place.
Until the mentioned cut of this year, Jalisco ranks first in alcoholism with 462 cases (9.74% of the total); the second place corresponds to Guanajuato, with 355 (7.5%).
They are followed by Mexico City, with 316 (6.6%); the State of Mexico, with 303 cases (6.4%). In the fifth place is Puebla, with 208 cases (4.4%); in sixth Sinaloa, with 201 (4.2%); in the seventh Yucatán, with 200 (4.22%), and the eighth, Zacatecas, with 180 cases, (3.8%).
These eight states of the Mexican Republic concentrate 47% of the cases of IAA, which are registered when they are treated in hospitals when attending for an injury or complication derived from the abuse of alcoholic beverages.
Source: Sipse
Comments
more recommended stories
US Attorney says that Texan women could start traveling to Mexico for abortions
A US immigration attorney said advocacy.
Evacuation of Plaza Fiesta due to the explosion of a gas tank
On Friday, July 1st, around 2.
Merida will have the first Public Veterinary Hospital in all of Southeast Mexico
Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal and Mayor.
Bolivia will produce toothpaste made from coca leaves
The government of Bolivia announced that.
Yucatan is consolidated as one of the states with the largest number of employment sources
Yucatan continues to advance in the.
IETRAM project will become a reality
The IETRAM project and complementary works.
Baby girl born in SSP ambulance
An ambulance from the Ministry of.
Alert in Tizimín as the number of Covid cases in children skyrockets
Most Tizimileños have relaxed their sanitary.
The Wall Street Journal says human trafficking is “Big Business”
Migrant-trafficking networks, with smugglers known as.
US authorities will stop honoring expired passports as of July 1st
The US State Department will no.
Leave a Comment