Abstract
Objectives: Between 2015 and 2019, 5700 excess deaths were observed during heatwaves in France. The summer of 2020 combined exceptionally high temperatures with the COVID-19 pandemic. The associated health impacts of this unique situation are described in this study.
Study design: This is an observational study based on indicators of the French heat prevention plan.
Methods: Mortality and morbidity data during heatwaves were compared between 2020 and previous years, alongside COVID-19 in-hospital mortality.
Results: In total, 1921 additional deaths (+18.2%) were observed during the 2020 heatwaves, which is the largest number of deaths observed since 2003. Less than 100 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 during the heatwaves of 2020.
Conclusions: Exceptionally high temperatures driven by climate change, combined with health inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak, may have increased vulnerability to heat in 2020.
Keywords: Climate change; Heatwave; Mortality.
【저자키워드】 Mortality, Climate change, heatwave, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Health, COVID-19 outbreak, Impact, morbidity, death, France, Climate, in-hospital mortality, Health inequity, high temperature, French, described, exacerbated, unique, driven by, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19 pandemic, France, health inequities,