Drivers of the time-varying heat-cold-mortality association in Spain: A longitudinal observational study

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 182; p. 108284
• Main Authors: Achebak, Hicham, Rey, Grégoire, Lloyd, Simon J, Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos, Fernando Méndez-Turrubiates, Raúl, Ballester, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptation; air; climate change; cold; Cold Temperature; education; environment; Extreme Heat - adverse effects; heat; Hot Temperature; human health; Humans; longevity; macroeconomics; Mortality; observational studies; ownership; regression analysis; risk; Socioeconomic factors; socioeconomics; Spain; Spain - epidemiology; summer; Temperature; Spain; Temperature; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors; Adaptation

A number of studies have reported reductions in mortality risk due to heat and cold over time. However, questions remain about the drivers of these adaptation processes to ambient temperatures. We aimed to analyse the demographic and socioeconomic drivers of the downward trends in vulnerability to h...