Figure 2. Estimates of relative risk (RR) of heat and cold according to relative and absolute changes in temperature. Estimates of RR according to relative change in temperature were computed by comparing mortality risks at the 99th and 90th percentile for heat and the 1st and 10th percentile for cold. Estimates of RR according to absolute changes in temperature for heat and cold were computed by comparing mortality risks at 29°C to 23.5°C and 0°C to 23.5°C, respectively.
