Features of causes of indirect certified disaster-related death in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the details of disaster-related deaths due to the indirect health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident following the Great East-Japan Earthquake in 2011 and serve as a source of reference in the event of similar circumstances in the future.

Design

A retrospective observational study.

Setting

Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, which is located 13-38 km north of the FDNPP.

Participants

520 residents of Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, who were certified as having died from disaster-related causes between September 2011 and February 2021.

Results

The most common cause of death was circulatory system diseases (27.7%), followed by respiratory system diseases (25.0%) and neoplasms (15.

SUBMITTER: Uchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580310 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature