Association Between Temperature and Humidty with Mortality: and Ecologial Study

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https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2025v15i93p14492-14507

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Mortality, Respiratory diseases, Temperature, Humidity, Climate Change

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the association between temperature and humidity, in relation to deaths from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in the municipality of Ribeirão Preto, SP, in 2019, projecting future scenarios of these variables. An ecological study was carried out in which deaths were classified according to Chapters IX and X of the International Classification of Diseases-10, according to death certificates and temperature and humidity data. Chapter IX represented 23% and Chapter X 24.9% of the deaths, with 53% being male, 84% over 80 years old, and 83.2% white. The highest coefficient was in the Center (5.8/1000 inhabitants), and June had the highest number of deaths (242). Temperatures ranged from 3.9ºC to 39ºC and humidity from 37% to 96.5%. Low temperatures and humidity were associated with an increase in mortality, with an increase in these variables reducing deaths by 3.1% weekly. Ribeirão Preto has a hot and dry climatological profile, with deaths mainly due to respiratory diseases.

Author Biography

Dr., Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto- Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor (2024) e Mestre (2020) em Saúde Pública pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP). Bacharel em Geografia pela Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) (2015). Durante a graduação realizou trabalhos e estágio nas áreas de meio ambiente e saúde. Na Pós-graduação desenvolveu pesquisas com foco em mortalidade. No mestrado abordou a temática da mortalidade materno infantil e violência contra à mulher no estado de São Paulo. No doutorado desenvolveu pesquisas sobre mortalidade no município de Ribeirão Preto, utilizando a abordagem da análise espacial e condições socioeconômicas, com óbitos fetais, violência, câncer, idosos e clima. Realizou estágio de docência por seis semestres na Saúde da Família. Possui interesse nas áreas de epidemiologia, morbimortalidade, violência, saúde da família, iniquidades sociais em saúde e populações vulneráveis e mudanças climáticas relacionadas à saúde.

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Published

2025-02-21

How to Cite

Moreira, J. P., Barbosa Junior, F., Bellissimo-Rodrigues, F., Souza, J. P., & dos Santos, L. L. (2025). Association Between Temperature and Humidty with Mortality: and Ecologial Study. Sa´úde Coletiva (Barueri), 15(93), 14492–14507. https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2025v15i93p14492-14507

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