Estudo Fiocruz/UFBA: 120 mil mortes no Brasil associadas a ondas de calor entre 2000 e 2019
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Patrícia Pasquini
Summary
A study by Fiocruz and UFBA found that 120,000 deaths in Brazil between 2000 and 2019 were associated with heat waves, representing 0.6% of total mortality. Elderly people (over 65) account for 80% of these deaths, with more than 97,000 fatalities in this age group. The research analyzed mortality data from 5,566 municipalities using the DataSUS system and was coordinated with projects from the Ministries of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Environment.
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bskyEstudo Fiocruz/UFBA: 120 mil mortes no Brasil associadas a ondas de calor entre 2000 e 2019www1.folha.uol.com.brKey quotes
· 3 pulledO Brasil registrou 120 mil mortes associadas a ondas de calor entre 2000 e 2019, o equivalente a 0,6% da mortalidade total registrada no período.
Idosos representam 80% das mortes, com mais de 97 mil óbitos de pessoas acima de 65 anos
A análise envolveu dados de mortalidade geral de 5.566 municípios por meio do Sistema de Informações de Mortalidade do DataSUS.
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