Table 10.
Summary of climate change and health outcome indicator scores
| Score | Health effect described | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Temperature extremes | Excess daily all-cause mortality due to heat |
| 8 | Temperature extremes and air pollution-related | Daily all-cause mortality |
| 8 | Temperature extremes and air pollution-related | Daily non-accidental mortality |
| 8 | Air pollution-related | Premature deaths due to air pollution (ozone and PM2.5) |
| 8 | Infectious disease | West Nile disease incidence (in humans) |
| 8 | Infectious disease | Lyme borreliosis incidence (in humans) |
| 8 | All/other | Preventable deaths from climate change |
| 8 | All/other | DALY’s lost from climate change |
| 7 | Temperature extremes and air pollution-related | Daily respiratory mortality |
| 7 | Temperature extremes and air pollution-related | Daily cardiovascular mortality |
| 7 | Temperature extremes | Neoplasm mortality |
| 7 | Temperature extremes | Myocardial infarction mortality |
| 7 | Temperature extremes | Daily mortality calculated as cardiovascular + respiratory + all other disease mortality |
| 7 | Air pollution-related | Daily mortality calculated as cardiovascular + respiratory + non-accidental mortality |
| 7 | Air pollution-related | Asthma incidence |
| 7 | Air pollution-related | Asthma prevalence |
| 7 | Extreme weather events | Excess accidental and non-accidental deaths related to extreme weather |
| 6 | Temperature extremes | Number of emergency department presentations (all) |
| 6 | Temperature extremes | Hospital admissions (all) |
| 6 | Air pollution-related | Respiratory/allergic disease and mortality related to increased air pollution and pollens |
| 6 | Air pollution-related | Daily mortality due to ozone |
| 6 | Air pollution-related | Premature deaths due to PM exposure |
| 6 | Extreme weather events | Injuries and deaths due to extreme weather events |
| 6 | Extreme weather events | ER visits |
| 6 | Food and water contamination | Cryptosporidiosis incidence |
| 6 | Food and water contamination | Samonellosis incidence |
| 6 | Food and water contamination | Giardiasis incidence |
| 6 | Food and water contamination | Shigellosis incidence |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Tick-borne encephalitis incidence |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Japanese encephalitis incidence |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Dengue fever incidence |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Malaria prevalence |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Human cases of Hantavirus |
| 6 | Infectious disease | Human cases of Rift valley fever |
| 6 | Stratospheric ozone depletion | Skin cancer incidence |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Heat deaths during summer months |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Deaths due to heat stroke or heat exhaustion |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Excess morbidity due to heat (ER visits and hospitalizations during summer months) |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Deaths due to heat |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Deaths due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Hospital admission excess for electrolyte imbalance, acute renal failure, nephritis, and heat related illnesses |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Fire dispatches for heat-related medical events |
| 5 | Temperature extremes | Ambulance calls for heat-related illnesses |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Lung CA prevalence |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Atopic eczema prevalence |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Allergic respiratory disease incidence |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Anti-allergy medication sales |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Neonatal, infant, and elder mortality |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Days of work lost |
| 5 | Air pollution-related | Mortality due to smoke inhalation |
| 5 | Extreme weather events | Disaster mortality |
| 5 | Food and water contamination | Enteric protozoa infection incidence |
| 5 | Food and water contamination | Gastroenteritis incidence |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | COPD mortality among adult women |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | Lower respiratory infection mortality among children <5 |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | Acute respiratory illness prevalence |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | Bronchitis: chronic and acute incidence and prevalence |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | Asthma attack incidence and prevalence |
| 4 | Air pollution-related | Lower and upper respiratory illness symptom incidence and prevalence |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Mortality due to cyclones |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Infectious and non-infectious diarrhea incidence (associated with rainfall) |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Psychological distress on General Health Questionnaire 12 |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Hurricane-related deaths |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Mortality from flooding |
| 4 | Extreme weather events | Mortality due to wildfire or mudslides |
| 4 | Food and water contamination | Cholera prevalence |
| 4 | Infectious disease | Hospital admission for viral pneumonia |
| 4 | Stratospheric ozone depletion | Pemphigus vulgaris incidence |
| 4 | All/other | Malnutrition prevalence |
| 3 | Temperature extremes | Hospital admissions for renal diseases, acute renal failure, and dialysis |
| 3 | Temperature extremes | Hospital admissions for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory causes |
| 3 | Temperature extremes | Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases |
| 3 | Air pollution-related | Hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases |
| 3 | Air pollution-related | ER visits for asthma and wheeze |
| 3 | Air pollution-related | Moderate or worse asthma status prevalence |
| 3 | Air pollution-related | Days with restricted activity |
| 3 | Extreme weather events | Hospital admissions associated with diarrhea (associated with rainfall) |