Remeasuring the influence of ageing on heat-related mortality in Spain, 1980 to 2018

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 248; p. 118408
• Main Authors: Lloyd, Simon J., Striessnig, Erich, Achebak, Hicham, Hajat, Shakoor, Muttarak, Raya, Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos, Rizzi, Silvia, Vielma, Constanza, Ballester, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Ageing; climate; Climate change; decline; Extreme Heat; Female; Heat; Hot Temperature; Humans; longevity; Male; meta-analysis; Mortality; people; Prospective Studies; risk; risk reduction; Spain; Spain - epidemiology; Temperature; time series analysis; Spain; Climate change; Heat; Mortality; Ageing; Spain

Climate change and population ageing are converging challenges that are expected to significantly worsen the health impacts of high temperatures. We aimed to remeasure the implications of ageing for heat-related mortality by comparing time trends based on chronological age (number of years already l...