The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities

Autores
García Witulski, Christian Martín; Rabassa, Mariano Javier
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
español castellano
Tipo de recurso
parte de libro
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Fil: García Witulski, Christian Martín. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Departamento de Investigación Francisco Valsecchi; Argentina
Fil: Rabassa, Mariano Javier. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Departamento de Investigación Francisco Valsecchi; Argentina
Abstract: Although earlier studies have documented the influence of weather on human health in major Argentine cities, these studies lack national coverage. Moreover, the use of different health metrics and weather parameters makes it impossible to assess any geographic heterogeneity of impacts.We aimed to analyze the effect of hot and cold temperatures on human mortality rates in Argentina and their differential impacts by age and sex. The study rests on nonparametric techniques applied to data with a panel structure to estimate the causal effect of temperature extremes on mortality risks. Our findings confirm that extreme temperatures increase mortality rates relative to mean monthly temperatures, but the impact of colder than average temperatures is larger in magnitude. On average, a day with a countrywide mean temperature of 5 ◦C increases overall monthly mortality rate by 3.5% points with respect to the observed mortality for a day with countrywide average temperature. As expected, there exists substantial heterogeneity between age groups, with older people facing larger risks. To a lesser extent, there are also heterogeneous impacts by gender and geographic regions. These findings provide relevant information for policy makers about potential impacts of changing temperatures over Argentina in the upcoming decades.
Fuente
Belfiori, M.E., Rabassa, M.J. (eds.). The Economics of Climate Change in Argentina. The Latin American Studies Book Series. Springer: Cham, 2021
Materia
Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso embargado
Condiciones de uso
Repositorio
Repositorio Institucional (UCA)
Institución
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
spellingShingle The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
García Witulski, Christian Martín
Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
title_short The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_full The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_fullStr The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_full_unstemmed The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
title_sort The impact of temperature on mortality in argentinean municipalities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Witulski, Christian Martín
Rabassa, Mariano Javier
author García Witulski, Christian Martín
author_facet García Witulski, Christian Martín
Rabassa, Mariano Javier
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
topic Argentina
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
MORTALIDAD
TEMPERATURA
VULNERABILIDAD
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: García Witulski, Christian Martín. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Departamento de Investigación Francisco Valsecchi; Argentina
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Abstract: Although earlier studies have documented the influence of weather on human health in major Argentine cities, these studies lack national coverage. Moreover, the use of different health metrics and weather parameters makes it impossible to assess any geographic heterogeneity of impacts.We aimed to analyze the effect of hot and cold temperatures on human mortality rates in Argentina and their differential impacts by age and sex. The study rests on nonparametric techniques applied to data with a panel structure to estimate the causal effect of temperature extremes on mortality risks. Our findings confirm that extreme temperatures increase mortality rates relative to mean monthly temperatures, but the impact of colder than average temperatures is larger in magnitude. On average, a day with a countrywide mean temperature of 5 ◦C increases overall monthly mortality rate by 3.5% points with respect to the observed mortality for a day with countrywide average temperature. As expected, there exists substantial heterogeneity between age groups, with older people facing larger risks. To a lesser extent, there are also heterogeneous impacts by gender and geographic regions. These findings provide relevant information for policy makers about potential impacts of changing temperatures over Argentina in the upcoming decades.
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