The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities

Abstract: Although earlier studies have documented the influence of weather on human health in major Argentine cities, these studies lack national coverage. Moreover, the use of different health metrics and weather parameters makes it impossible to assess any geographic heterogeneity of impacts.W...

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Autores principales: García Witulski, Christian Martín, Rabassa, Mariano Javier
Formato: Parte de libro
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Springer 2022
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Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/15301
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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language Español
topic Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
spellingShingle Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
García Witulski, Christian Martín
Rabassa, Mariano Javier
The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
topic_facet Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
description Abstract: Although earlier studies have documented the influence of weather on human health in major Argentine cities, these studies lack national coverage. Moreover, the use of different health metrics and weather parameters makes it impossible to assess any geographic heterogeneity of impacts.We aimed to analyze the effect of hot and cold temperatures on human mortality rates in Argentina and their differential impacts by age and sex. The study rests on nonparametric techniques applied to data with a panel structure to estimate the causal effect of temperature extremes on mortality risks. Our findings confirm that extreme temperatures increase mortality rates relative to mean monthly temperatures, but the impact of colder than average temperatures is larger in magnitude. On average, a day with a countrywide mean temperature of 5 ◦C increases overall monthly mortality rate by 3.5% points with respect to the observed mortality for a day with countrywide average temperature. As expected, there exists substantial heterogeneity between age groups, with older people facing larger risks. To a lesser extent, there are also heterogeneous impacts by gender and geographic regions. These findings provide relevant information for policy makers about potential impacts of changing temperatures over Argentina in the upcoming decades.
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author García Witulski, Christian Martín
Rabassa, Mariano Javier
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Rabassa, Mariano Javier
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title The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_short The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_full The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_fullStr The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_full_unstemmed The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
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