Health effects from heat waves in France: an economic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scarcity of data on the health impacts and associated economic costs of heat waves may limit the will to invest in adaptation measures. We assessed the economic impact associated with mortality, morbidity, and loss of well-being during heat waves in France between 2015 and 2019.

Methods

Health indicators monitored by the French national heat wave plan were used to estimate excess visits to emergency rooms and outpatient clinics and hospitalizations for heat-related causes. Total excess mortality and years of life loss were considered, as well as the size of the population that experienced restricted activity. A cost-of-illness and willingness-to-pay approach was used to account for associated costs.

Results

Between 2015 and 2019, the economic impact of sele

SUBMITTER: Adelaide L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature