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. 2013 Jul 22;8(7):e69638. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069638

Table 1. Study period, population size, percentage of elderly, mean of daily maximum apparent temperature during the warm season, deaths attributable to heat per year, by city.

City Study period Population % over 75 Max AT (°C) AD per year**
Athens 1992–1996 3188305 6.4 27.6 230
Barcelona 1992–2000 1512971 10.1 23.3* 290
Budapest 1992–2001 1797222 7.3 21.8 399
Dublin 1990–2000 481854 5.3 14.7 0
Helsinki 1990–2000 955143 5 14.3 11
Ljubljana 1992–1999 263290 5.9 20.1 13
London 1992–2000 6796900 6.8 18 142
Milan 1990–2000 1304942 9.5 25.4 95
Paris 1991–1998 6161393 6.1 19.5 423
Prague 1992–2000 1183900 7 17.8 72
Rome 1992–2000 2812573 7.3 26 388
Stockholm 1900–2000 1173183 8.5 15.3 21
Turin 1991–1999 901010 9.2 23.4 121
Valencia 1995–2000 739004 7.2 29.5 72
Zurich 1990–1996 990000 7.8 19 29

Note: % over 75 = percentage of the population over 75 years of age; Max AT = mean of daily maximum apparent temperature during the warm season (April to September); AD per year = deaths attributable to heat per year (rounded values).

*

Mean of daily mean apparent temperature.

**

Results from Baccini et al. (2011).