High Temperature and Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality in China, 2013-2018

Yu Zhong; Chen Chen; Qing Wang; Tiantian Li

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.105

High Temperature and Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality in China, 2013-2018

China CDC Wkly. 2020 Jun 5;2(23):408-412. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2020.105.

Authors

Yu Zhong¹, Chen Chen¹, Qing Wang¹, Tiantian Li¹

Affiliation

¹ China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?

High temperature is a well-recognized public health threat and may increase mortality risks, especially mortality risks involving diseases of the circulatory system.

What is added by this report?

Using a six-year time series analysis, the differences of daily mean, maximum, minimum temperature were explored in assessing the health effects of high temperatures in nationwide and at climatic-zone level, and population groups susceptible to high temperatures were identified.

What are the implications for public health practice?

This study suggests that the daily mean temperature is the optimal indicator for high temperature exposure in heat-related health risk assessments and early warnings. The policy measures of heat-related public health protection should be made considering regional distribution, sensitive diseases, and vulnerable populations.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2020.

Grants and funding

his study was funded by the Special Foundation of Basic Science and Technology Resources Survey of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2017FY101204), the Young Scholar Scientific Research Foundation of National Institute of Environmental Health, China CDC (No. 2020YSRF_02) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0211706).