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Medical oxygen needed for COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean as of August 13, 2021, by selected country (in 1,000 cubic meters per day)

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August 2021

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Survey time period

August 13, 2021

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "the data used to calculate the daily oxygen need across LMICs is pulled from the World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard. Using the WHO calculation methods, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is adjusted for the percentage of severe and critical cases requiring oxygen and the amount of oxygen they require across 7 days (severe cases) or 14 days (critical cases). The final calculation in cubic meters of oxygen is divided by seven cubic meters (the size of a large oxygen cylinder) to give the number of cylinders required to meet this need. "

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With the third-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, Brazil was the country that required the largest volume of oxygen in Latin America. As of , the Portuguese-speaking nation needed nearly *** million cubic meters of oxygen per day to treat its patients. Meanwhile, Mexico needed close to *** thousand cubic meters of oxygen per day. Most of the countries in the region required less than *** thousand cubic meters of oxygen per day.

A critical situation

Medical oxygen is pivotal for treating patients affected by the COVID-19 disease. The virus can cause pneumonia, which can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (lung failure) and eventually death. Medical oxygen enables patients to receive the oxygen required for normal bodily function. With more than *** million cases worldwide, oxygen demand is at an all-time high. As of *, India required the most oxygen at more than * million cylinders per day.

It is not just oxygen

The shortfall in the amount of medical oxygen in Brazil is coupled with a general lack of resources. In 2019, the South American country had only ****intensive care unit (ICU) beds per 100,000 population. In addition, Brazil registered just over **ventilators per 100,000 inhabitants that same year. Unfortunately, as one of the most affected countries worldwide, this is not enough to meet the soaring demand.