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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Global health risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
World Health Organization (WHO)
Year:
2009
Publisher:
World Health Organization (WHO) (Geneva, Switzerland)
Abstract:

This report uses a comprehensive framework for studying health risks that was developed for the World Health Report 2002, which presented estimates for the year 2000. The report provides an update for the year 2004 for 24 global risk factors. It uses updated information from WHO programs and scientific studies for both exposure data and the causal associations of risk exposure to disease and injury outcomes. The burden of disease attributable to risk factors is measured in terms of lost years of healthy life using the metric of the disability-adjusted life year (DALY). The DALY combines years of life lost due to premature death with years of healthy life lost due to illness and disability. Health risks are in transition: populations are ageing owing to successes against infectious diseases; at the same time, patterns of physical activity and food, alcohol and tobacco consumption are changing. Low- and middle-income countries now face a double burden of increasing chronic, noncommunicable conditions, as well as the communicable diseases that traditionally affect the poor. --Excerpted text.

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    Air Pollution, Food Quality, Human Conflict/Displacement, Indoor Environment, Temperature, Water Quality, Other Exposure, Specify
    • Air Pollution, Food Quality, Human Conflict/Displacement, Indoor Environment, Temperature, Water Quality, Other Exposure, Specify: Ground-Level Ozone, Particulate Matter
    • Air Pollution, Food Quality, Human Conflict/Displacement, Indoor Environment, Temperature, Water Quality, Other Exposure, Specify: Nutritional quality
    • Air Pollution, Food Quality, Human Conflict/Displacement, Indoor Environment, Temperature, Water Quality, Other Exposure, Specify: Cold, Heat, Variability
Geographic Feature What is this?

resource focuses on specific type of geography

    General Geographic Feature
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Global or Unspecified Location
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact
    • Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact: Stroke, Other Cardiovascular Impact, Specify
      • Stroke, Other Cardiovascular Impact, Specify: Hypertension; Heart disease
      Cardiovascular Disease (other)
    • Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact: Birth Outcome, Cognitive/Neurological/Psychological Disorder, Other Developmental Impact, Specify
    • Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact: Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease
      • Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Foodborne Disease, Diarrheal Disease, Unspecified
      • Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Vectorborne Disease, Mosquito-borne Disease
        • General Vectorborne Disease, Mosquito-borne Disease: Dengue, Malaria
        Mosquito-borne Disease
      • Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Waterborne Disease, Diarrheal Disease, Unspecified
      Foodborne DiseaseVectorborne DiseaseWaterborne Disease
    • Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact: Mood Disorder
    • Cancer, Cardiovascular Impact, Developmental Impact, Diabetes/Obesity/Overweight, Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact: Bronchitis/Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Other Respiratory Impact, Specify
      • Bronchitis/Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Other Respiratory Impact, Specify: Lower respiratory infections
      Respiratory Condition (other)
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Assessment/Book/Report, Review Article
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Health Sector Influence, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population
    • Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Health Sector Influence, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Family Planning/Population Growth Reduction, Vulnerability Assessment
    • Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Health Sector Influence, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Children, Elderly, Low Socioeconomic Status, Workers
Climate Change and Socioeconomic Scenarios
    Other Climate Change Scenario, Specify
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