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  Temperature-related neonatal deaths attributable to climate change in 29 low- and middle-income countries

Dimitrova, A., Dimitrova, A., Mengel, M., Gasparrini, A., Lotze-Campen, H., Gabrysch, S. (2024): Temperature-related neonatal deaths attributable to climate change in 29 low- and middle-income countries. - Nature Communications, 15, 5504.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49890-x

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Dimitrova, Asya1, Author              
Dimitrova, Anna2, Author
Mengel, Matthias1, Author              
Gasparrini, Antonio2, Author
Lotze-Campen, Hermann1, Author              
Gabrysch, Sabine1, Author              
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1Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, ou_persistent13              
2External Organizations, ou_persistent22              

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 Abstract: Exposure to high and low ambient temperatures increases the risk of neonatal mortality, but the contribution of climate change to temperature-related neonatal deaths is unknown. We use Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data (n = 40,073) from 29 low- and middle-income countries to estimate the temperature-related burden of neonatal deaths between 2001 and 2019 that is attributable to climate change. We find that across all countries, 4.3% of neonatal deaths were associated with non-optimal temperatures. Climate change was responsible for 32% (range: 19-79%) of heat-related neonatal deaths, while reducing the respective cold-related burden by 30% (range: 10-63%). Climate change has impacted temperature-related neonatal deaths in all study countries, with most pronounced climate-induced losses from increased heat and gains from decreased cold observed in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Future increases in global mean temperatures are expected to exacerbate the heat-related burden, which calls for ambitious mitigation and adaptation measures to safeguard the health of newborns.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2024-05-302024-06-292024-06-29
 Publication Status: Finally published
 Pages: 11
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 Table of Contents: -
 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: Organisational keyword: RD2 - Climate Resilience
PIKDOMAIN: RD2 - Climate Resilience
PIKDOMAIN: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Organisational keyword: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Working Group: Climate Change and Health
Working Group: Land Use and Resilience
Working Group: Data-Centric Modeling of Cross-Sectoral Impacts
MDB-ID: No MDB - stored outside PIK (see locators/paper)
Research topic keyword: Climate impacts
Research topic keyword: Health
Research topic keyword: Ecosystems
Regional keyword: Global
Regional keyword: Asia
Regional keyword: Africa
Model / method: Quantitative Methods
OATYPE: Gold - DEAL Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49890-x
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 15 Sequence Number: 5504 Start / End Page: - Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/journals354
Publisher: Nature