Following India, China and Russia are the next highest contributors, with approximately 14 per cent and 8 per cent of these excess deaths linked to heatwaves, respectively.
The research, spearheaded by Australia’s Monash University, discovered that around one-third of all heat-related deaths and 1 per cent of total global deaths are due to heatwave-linked excess deaths.
The study also found that nearly half of the total 1.53 lakh excess deaths each summer originated from Asia, and over 30% from Europe.
Regions with dry climates and lower-middle incomes witnessed the highest estimated death rates (deaths per population). These findings have been published in PLoS Medicine.
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