Table 1.
Death and death rate attributable to non-optimal temperatures, high temperatures, and low temperatures in China, 2019.
| Non-optimal temperature |
High temperature |
Low temperature |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths (thousand, 95%UI) | Death rate (per 100 000, 95%UI) | Deaths (thousand, 95%UI) | Death rate (per 100 000, 95%UI) | Deaths (thousand, 95%UI) | Death rate (per 100 000, 95%UI) | |
| Causes of death | ||||||
| All causes | 593·9(498·8,704·6) | 41·8(35·1,49·5) | 13·9(7·7,23·2) | 1·0(0·5,1·6) | 580·8(485·7,690·1) | 40·8(34·1,48·5) |
| Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 23·7(15·8,32·6) | 1·7(1·1,2·3) | 1·5(0·3,2·7) | 0·1(0·0,0·2) | 22·3(14·1,31·2) | 1·6(1·0,2·2) |
| Lower respiratory infections | 23·7(15·8,32·6) | 1·7(1·1,2·3) | 1·5(0·3,2·7) | 0·1(0·0,0·2) | 22·3(14·1,31·2) | 1·6(1·0,2·2) |
| Non-communicable diseases | 609·8(511·2,721·7) | 42·9(35·9,50·7) | 10·9(5·5,18·8) | 0·8(0·4,1·3) | 599·9(499·8,709·9) | 42·2(35·1,49·9) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 399·7(322·8,490·4) | 28·1(22·7,34·5) | 7·8(2·7,15·8) | 0·5(0·2,1·1) | 392·4(314·4,484·4) | 27·6(22·1,34·1) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 151·6(107·9,200·5) | 10·7(7·6,14·1) | 4·9(0·9,9·4) | 0·3(0·1,0·7) | 147·0(101·2,197·4) | 10·3(7·1,13·9) |
| Stroke | 218·6(165·5,280·6) | 15·4(11·6,19·7) | 2·4(-2·0,10·3) | 0·2(-0·1,0·7) | 216·3(162·9,280·0) | 15·2(11·4,19·7) |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 29·5(15·6,41·2) | 2·1(1·1,2·9) | 0·4(-0·8,1·7) | 0·0(-0·1,0·1) | 29·1(15·5,40·9) | 2·0(1·1,2·9) |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 177·4(141·4,222·3) | 12.5(9·9,15·6) | 2·3(-0·6,5·5) | 0·2(0·0,0·4) | 175·4(139·1,220·1) | 12·3(9·8,15·5) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 177·4(141·4,222·3) | 12·5(9·9,15·6) | 2·3(-0·6,5·5) | 0·2(0·0,0·4) | 175·4(139·1,220·1) | 12·3(9·8,15·5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16·4(8·8,24·4) | 1·2(0·6,1·7) | 0·6(-0·3,1·4) | 0·0(0·0,0·1) | 15·8(8·2,23·8) | 1·1(0·6,1·7) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 16·5(8·8, 24·3) | 1·2 (0·6, 1·7) | 0·3 (-0·7,1·1) | 0·0 (-0·1,0·1) | 16·2(8·5, 24·3) | 1·1(0·6,1·7) |
| Injuries | -39·6(-50·9,-29·8) | -2·8(-3·6,-2·1) | 1·5(0·9,2·9) | 0·1(0·1,0·2) | -41·4(-53·1,-31·3) | -2·9(-3·7,-2·2) |
| Transport injuries | -12·5(-19·9,-5·5) | -0·9(-1·4,-0·4) | 0·2(0·0,0·7) | 0·0(0·0,0·0) | -12·8(-20·2,-5·6) | -0·9(-1·4,-0·4) |
| Road injuries | -12·5(-19·9,-5·5) | -0·9(-1·4,-0·4) | 0·2(0·0,0·7) | 0·0(0·0,0·0) | -12·8(-20·2,-5·6) | -0·9(-1·4,-0·4) |
| Unintentional injuries | -18·7(-22·9,-14·6) | -1·3(-1·6,-1·0) | 0·9(0·6,1·6) | 0·1(0·0,0·1) | -19·8(-24·1,-15·6) | -1·4(-1·7,-1·1) |
| Drowning | -15·0(-18·2,-11·8) | -1·1(-1·3,-0·8) | 0·8(0·5,1·4) | 0·1(0·0,0·1) | -16·0(-19·3,-12·7) | -1·1(-1·4,-0·9) |
| Mechanical injuries | -3·7(-5·4,-2·1) | -0·3(-0·4,-0·1) | 0·1(0·0,0·2) | 0·0(0·0,0·0) | -3·8(-5·6,-2·1) | -0·3(-0·4,-0·2) |
| Suicide and homicide | -8·4(-12·9,-4·2) | -0·6(-0·9,-0·3) | 0·3(0·1,0·8) | 0·0(0·0,0·1) | -8·8(-13·4,-4·4) | -0·6(-0·9,-0·3) |
| Suicide | -7·7(-12·1,-3·7) | -0·5(-0·8,-0·3) | 0·3(0·1,0·7) | 0·0(0·0,0·0) | -8·0(-12·6,-3·9) | -0·6(-0·9,-0·3) |
| Homicide | -0·7(-1·1,-0·3) | 0·0(-0·1,0·0) | 0·0(0·0,0·1) | 0·0(0·0,0·0) | -0·7(-1·1,-0·3) | -0·1(-0·1,0·0) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 327·6(261·7,397·7) | 45·2(36·1,54·9) | 7·9(4·2,12·8) | 1·1(0·6,1·8) | 320·2(256·0,389·6) | 44·2(35·3,53·7) |
| Female | 266·3(213·2,328·9) | 38·2(30·6,47·2) | 6·1(3·3,9·8) | 0·9(0·5,1·4) | 260·6(208·1,323·1) | 37·4(29·8,46·3) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 0-9 | -0·8(-1·9,0·0) | -0·3(-0·6,0·0) | 0·2(0·1,0·4) | 0·1(0·0,0·1) | -1·1(-2·1,-0·3) | -0·3(-0·7,-0·1) |
| 10-24 | -3·5(-4·5,-2·6) | -1·5(-2·0,-1·1) | 0·2(0·1,0·4) | 0·1(0·1,0·2) | -3·8(-4·8,-2·9) | -1·7(-2·1,-1·3) |
| 25-49 | 7·8(3·7,12·5) | 1·4(0·7,2·2) | 0·8(0·5,1·5) | 0·2(0·1,0·3) | 7·0(2·9,11·5) | 1·2(0·5,2·0) |
| 50-74 | 211·0(171·5,256·3) | 26·9(21·8,32·6) | 4·4(2·3,7·6) | 0·6(0·3,1·0) | 206·8(167·5,250·9) | 26·3(21·3,31·9) |
| ≥75 | 379·4(321·4,443·6) | 419·9(355·6,490·9) | 8·2(4·5,13·3) | 9·0(5·0,14·7) | 371·9(314·2,436·1) | 411·5(347·6,482·5) |