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KMID : 0613620190390020010
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 2 p.10 ~ p.36
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High Temperature-Related Mortality in Korea: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Evidence
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Woo Kyung-Sook
Kim Dae-Eun
Chae Su-Mi
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Abstract
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In Korea, climate change and high temperatures have a significant impact on health and society as a whole. We aimed to provide a meta-analysis of epidemiologic evidence regarding high temperature-related mortality in Korea. The pooled results suggest that for a change in temperature condition, the risk of total mortality increased 5% (95% CI: 3-6%) for 1℃ increase, 8% (95% CI: 2-14%) for heatwave exposure. However, it was difficult to identify differences in risk of mortality by gender, age, region and cause of death due to high temperatures and to assess the impact of heatwave on mortality under different heatwave definitions. Nevertheless, it was possible to ensure that the risk of mortality over 75 was higher than that under 75 for heatwave exposure. High temperatures were also associated with increased risk of death for cardiovascular disease and respiratory diseases. It is necessary to define groups that are sensitive to high temperatures and to identify the magnitude of their impact in the future, and to provide in-depth studies of the temperature threshold that the country and the community should respond to.
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KEYWORD
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High Temperature, Heat Wave, Climate Change, Mortality, Meta-Analysis
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