1.8 million heart deaths each year are related to bad weather

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Australia; International; VIC; QLD

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1.8 million people a year are dying of heart problems related to heat or the cold, according to Australian researchers. The team used data on heart deaths and temperature data from 32 countries to estimate how many heart-related deaths are linked to cold weather and hot weather. Looking at 2000-2019, the researchers say cold-related deaths accounted for 8.2% of all heart deaths, while heat-related deaths were less common and accounted for 0.66% of heart deaths. From 2000-2019, the researchers say there was an overall decline in temperature-related heart deaths due to a reduction in cold-related deaths, however heat-related deaths increased over that time.

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conference: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Organisation/s: Monash University, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Funder: This study was supported by the Australian Research Council (DP210102076) and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (APP2000581). Dr Huang was supported by the China Scholarship Council (number 202006380055). Dr Li was supported by an Emerging Leader Fellowship of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (number APP2009866). Dr Zhao was supported by the Program of Qilu Young Scholars of Shandong University, Jinan, China. Dr Kyselý was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (project number 22-24920S). Prof Tong was supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (grant number 18411951600). Dr Madureira was supported by a fellowship of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnlogia (SFRH/BPD/115112/2016). Prof Gasparrini was supported by the Medical Research Council-UK (grant identifiers MR/V034162/1 and MR/ R013349/1) and the EU’s Horizon 2020 project, Exhaustion (grant ID 820655). Mr Sera was supported by the Medical Research Council UK (grant identifier MR/R013349/1), the Natural Environment Research Council UK (grant identifier NE/R009384/1), and the EU’s Horizon 2020 project, Exhaustion (grant identifier 820655). Prof Guo was supported by the Leader Fellowship (number APP2008813) of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.

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