Heat-waves and mortality in Czech cities: A case study for the summers of 2015 and 2016

Heat-waves and mortality in Czech cities: A case study for the summers of 2015 and 2016

The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of heat-waves on mortality in ten Czech cities, using data recorded during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Temperature-related mortality during heat-waves was investigated by comparing mortality figures on heat-wave days and those on other days by means o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geographica Pannonnica 2019-09, Vol.23 (3), p.162-172
Hauptverfasser: Arsenović, Daniela, Lehnert, Michal, Fiedor, David, Šimáček, Petr, Středová, Hana, Středa, Tomáš, Savić, Stevan
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Sprache:eng
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czech republic
heat-wave
temperature-related mortality
urban population
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of heat-waves on mortality in ten Czech cities, using data recorded during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Temperature-related mortality during heat-waves was investigated by comparing mortality figures on heat-wave days and those on other days by means of the Mann-Whitney U test. Results for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (CVD+R) mortality, as well as for mortality in the over-65 age group, show statistically significant differences (p
ISSN:0354-8724
1820-7138
DOI:10.5937/gp23-22853