Thousands of heat-related deaths in Spain

 

TT-AFP

 

Published 11.09

 

A man cools off in Pamplona. The picture was taken in July. Photo: MIguel Oses/AP/TT

More than 5,000 heat-related deaths are estimated to have occurred in Spain during the summer.

The figure is the highest since the Spanish Health Institute Carlos III began keeping statistics in 2015.

A total of 5,111 heat-related deaths were recorded during June, July and August this year.

The previous highest figure, 4,562, was recorded during the same period in 2022.

The number has been estimated using data that tracks daily mortality rates across the country and compares it with historical trends. The assessment also includes other factors, including weather data, to make it possible to estimate likely causes of increases in mortality.

 

Över 5 000 värmerelaterade dödsfall bedöms ha inträffat i Spanien under sommaren.

Siffran är den högsta sedan det spanska hälsoinstitutet Carlos III började föra statistik 2015.

Sammanlagt registrerades 5 111 värmerelaterade dödsfall under juni, juli och augusti i år.

Den tidigare högsta siffran, 4 562, noterades under samma period 2022.

Antalet har uppskattats med hjälp av data som spårar den dagliga dödligheten över hela landet och jämför den med historiska trender. Bedömningen innefattar även andra faktorer, bland annat väderdata, för att göra det möjligt att uppskatta sannolika orsaker till ökningar i dödlighet.