First such one global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures study was published and its results are significant for new health care strategies.
Studies report that average daily ambient temperature increased at a rate of 0.26 ° C globally (SD 0.44) between 2000 and 2019. Another important data is mortality across these dimensions. 5083
173 deaths were associated with non-optimal temperatures per year, accounting for 9·43% of all deaths and equating to 74 excess deaths per 100000 residents. Europe was the only continent where both cold-related and heat-related excess death rates were higher than the global average. More than half the excess deaths occurred in Asia, and especially in low-lying and crowded coastal cities in Eastern and Southern Asia. The number of excess deaths is largely associated with population size.
The health threat of non-optimal temperatures is a global issue, requiring international collaboration to develop tailored health protective strategies for each region. This article can be another starting point for action to raise public awareness of temperature as a health risk.
Older adults suffer disproportionately due to heat wave because of their vulnerability. This is why Europe is one of the geographic space most hit by the consequence of extreme climate events, showing on of the world oldest population.