Background

Scarcity of data on the health impacts and associated economic costs of heat waves may limit the will to invest in adaptation measures. We assessed the economic impact associated with mortality, morbidity, and loss of well-being during heat waves in France between 2015 and 2019.

Methods

Health indicators monitored by the French national heat wave plan were used to estimate excess visits to emergency rooms and outpatient clinics and hospitalizations for heat-related causes. Total excess mortality and years of life loss were considered, as well as the size of the population that experienced restricted activity. A cost-of-illness and willingness-to-pay approach was used to account for associated costs.

Results

Between 2015 and 2019, the economic impact of selected health effects of heat waves amounts to €25.5 billion, mainly in mortality (€23.2 billion), minor restricted activity days (€2.3 billion), and morbidity (€0.031 billion).

Conclusion

The results highlight a significant economic burden on the French health system and the population. A better understanding of the economic impacts of climate change on health is required to alert decision-makers to the urgency of mitigation and to support concrete adaptation actions.

中文翻译：

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法国热浪对健康的影响：经济评估

背景

缺乏有关热浪对健康影响和相关经济成本的数据可能会限制投资适应措施的意愿。我们评估了 2015 年至 2019 年间法国热浪期间与死亡率、发病率和幸福感丧失相关的经济影响。

方法

法国国家热浪计划监测的健康指标被用来估计因热相关原因导致的急诊室和门诊的过度就诊和住院。考虑了总超额死亡率和生命损失年数，以及活动受限的人口规模。使用疾病成本和支付意愿的方法来计算相关成本。

结果

2015 年至 2019 年间，热浪对特定健康影响的经济影响达 255 亿欧元，主要体现在死亡率（232 亿欧元）、轻微受限活动天数（23 亿欧元）和发病率（0.31 亿欧元）。

结论

结果突出了法国卫生系统和人口的重大经济负担。需要更好地了解气候变化对健康的经济影响，以提醒决策者缓解缓解的紧迫性并支持具体的适应行动。