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. 2021 Aug 21;398(10301):685–697. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01700-1

Table.

PAF and burden estimates for high temperature, low temperature, and non-optimal temperature exposure by country in 1990 and 2019

1990
2019
Attributable deaths (95% UI) PAFs (%) Attributable rate, per 100 000 Attributable deaths PAFs (%) Attributable rate, per 100 000
High temperature
Brazil 2340 (1707 to 3023) 0·24 (0·17 to 0·31) 1·57 (1·15 to 2·03) 5881 (4658 to 7305) 0·42 (0·33 to 0·51) 2·71 (2·15 to 3·37)
Chile 1 (0 to 7) 0 (0 to 0·01) 0·009 (0 to 0·052) 5 (2 to 16) 0 (0 to 0·01) 0·03 (0·009 to 0·086)
China 31 696 (24 483 to 40 627) 0·38 (0·30 to 0·47) 2·68 (2·07 to 3·43) 46 224 (33 932 to 60 317) 0·43 (0·33 to 0·55) 3·25 (2·39 to 4·24)
Colombia 393 (271 to 557) 0·23 (0·16 to 0·33) 1·21 (0·83 to 1·71) 976 (688 to 1304) 0·40 (0·31 to 0·49) 2·04 (1·44 to 2·73)
Guatemala 42 (20 to 80) 0·06 (0·03 to 0·11) 0·53 (0·25 to 1·01) 234 (166 to 307) 0·25 (0·19 to 0·30) 1·32 (0·94 to 1·73)
Mexico 943 (715 to 1175) 0·21 (0·16 to 0·27) 1·10 (0·84 to 1·37) 2655 (1844 to 3533) 0·36 (0·26 to 0·46) 2·13 (1·48 to 2·83)
New Zealand 2 (0 to 5) 0·01 (0 to 0·02) 0·046 (−0·003 to 0·16) 2 (0 to 7) 0·01 (0 to 0·02) 0·047 (0·005 to 0·15)
South Africa 167 (86 to 264) 0·06 (0·03 to 0·09) 0·45 (0·23 to 0·72) 453 (275 to 671) 0·09 (0·05 to 0·13) 0·81 (0·50 to 1·21)
USA 6128 (4074 to 8621) 0·29 (0·19 to 0·40) 2·42 (1·61 to 3·40) 9854 (7333 to 13 046) 0·33 (0·25 to 0·44) 3·00 (2·24 to 3·98)
Low temperature
Brazil 9117 (8027 to 10 326) 0·93 (0·81 to 1·05) 6·13 (5·39 to 6·94) 11 420 (9795 to 13 202) 0·81 (0·70 to 0·93) 5·27 (4·52 to 6·09)
Chile 2883 (2517 to 3268) 3·80 (3·33 to 4·30) 21·71 (18·96 to 24·61) 3754 (3235 to 4264) 3·32 (2·87 to 3·77) 20·63 (17·78 to 23·43)
China 344 273 (300 340 to 384 708) 4·12 (3·70 to 4·49) 29·08 (25·37 to 32·50) 455 735 (386 354 to 523 890) 4·28 (3·88 to 4·66) 32·04 (27·16 to 36·83)
Colombia 2047 (1669 to 2466) 1·21 (0·98 to 1·45) 6·29 (5·13 to 7·58) 3850 (2855 to 4963) 1·56 (1·27 to 1·88) 8·06 (5·98 to 10·39)
Guatemala 898 (729 to 1129) 1·23 (1·03 to 1·52) 11·27 (9·15 to 14·17) 1024 (770 to 1362) 1·08 (0·92 to 1·31) 5·76 (4·33 to 7·66)
Mexico 7977 (7178 to 8843) 1·81 (1·63 to 2·00) 9·33 (8·40 to 10·34) 16 447 (13 873 to 19 237) 2·23 (1·99 to 2·47) 13·16 (11·10 to 15·40)
New Zealand 1070 (927 to 1217) 4·08 (3·53 to 4·64) 31·32 (27·13 to 35·62) 1189 (994 to 1359) 3·45 (2·90 to 3·95) 26·45 (22·12 to 30·22)
South Africa 5426 (4 612 to 6284) 1·85 (1·58 to 2·11) 14·73 (12·52 to 17·06) 8372 (7390 to 9399) 1·61 (1·42 to 1·80) 15·06 (13·29 to 16·91)
USA 77 365 (69 254 to 84 114) 3·63 (3·25 to 3·95) 30·51 (27·31 to 33·17) 101 292 (89 621 to 110 435) 3·44 (3·03 to 3·75) 30·88 (27·33 to 33·67)
Non-optimal temperature
Brazil 11 474 (10 312 to 12 693) 1·17 (1·05 to 1·28) 7·71 (6·93 to 8·53) 17 286 (15 386 to 19 185) 1·23 (1·10 to 1·35) 7·98 (7·10 to 8·85)
Chile 2885 (2519 to 3270) 3·80 (3·33 to 4·30) 21·72 (18·97 to 24·62) 3759 (3244 to 4267) 3·32 (2·88 to 3·77) 20·66 (17·83 to 23·45)
China 375 343 (327 344 to 417 900) 4·50 (4·06 to 4·85) 31·71 (27·65 to 35·31) 499 605 (425 094 to 573 429) 4·69 (4·30 to 5·06) 35·13 (29·89 to 40·32)
Colombia 2462 (2050 to 2907) 1·45 (1·21 to 1·72) 7·56 (6·30 to 8·93) 4820 (3669 to 6148) 1·96 (1·65 to 2·27) 10·01 (7·68 to 12·87)
Guatemala 942 (765 to 1179) 1·29 (1·08 to 1·59) 11·82 (9·60 to 14·79) 1258 (976 to 1637) 1·33 (1·15 to 1·58) 7·08 (5·49 to 9·21)
Mexico 8924 (8104 to 9810) 2·03 (1·85 to 2·23) 10·44 (9·48 to 11·48) 19 055 (16 111 to 22 083) 2·58 (2·32 to 2·83) 15·25 (12·89 to 17·68)
New Zealand 1072 (930 to 1218) 4·08 (3·54 to 4·64) 31·37 (27·21 to 35·64) 1191 (996 to 1361) 3·45 (2·91 to 3·95) 26·49 (22·16 to 30·27)
South Africa 5595 (4795 to 6405) 1·90 (1·64 to 2·17) 15·19 (13·02 to 17·39) 8815 (7846 to 9823) 1·69 (1·50 to 1·89) 15·86 (14·11 to 17·67)
USA 83 196 (75 143 to 89 943) 3·90 (3·52 to 4·22) 32·81 (29·63 to 35·47) 110 588 (98 410 to 119 580) 3·75 (3·35 to 4·06) 33·72 (30·00 to 36·46)

PAF=Population attributable fraction. UI=uncertainty interval.