Disaster Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.
School of Research Methodology at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400088, India.
J Therm Biol. 2021 Jan;95:102792. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102792. Epub 2020 Dec 3.
Soaring temperatures cause deaths in large numbers in various parts of India. The number of deaths vary with region and are influenced by the demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of the region. This study tried to estimate the number of deaths associated with exposure to heat in the different states of India. Secondary data was used, which was collected from the website data.gov.in, an Open Government Data (OGD) Platform of the Indian government. Descriptive statistics were applied using Microsoft Excel-10. It was found that there 3014 men died from heat-related causes in 2001-05, which increased to 5157 in the period 2011-15. For women the number of deaths in the corresponding periods were 849 and 1254 respectively. Deaths caused by heatwaves were found to be higher than those resulting from avalanches, exposure to cold, cyclone, tornado, starvation due to natural calamity, earthquake, epidemic, flood, landslide, torrential rain and forest fire. The study revealed that there are regional variations in the number deaths due to heatstroke. From the perspective of disaster preparedness, it is important to note that deaths from heat strokes occur every year. With rising temperatures, the numbers are likely to increase. The findings of the study highlight this concern. Therefore, there is a need for targeted region-specific interventions for reducing the number of deaths due to heatwaves.
印度各地高温导致大量人员死亡。死亡人数因地区而异，并受地区人口统计学和社会经济特征的影响。本研究试图估计印度不同邦因暴露于高温下而导致的死亡人数。使用了从印度政府的开放政府数据（OGD）平台 data.gov.in 网站收集的二手数据。使用 Microsoft Excel-10 应用描述性统计。结果发现，2001-05 年期间有 3014 名男性死于与热相关的原因，而在 2011-15 年期间增加到 5157 人。同期女性死亡人数分别为 849 人和 1254 人。发现热浪导致的死亡人数高于雪崩、暴露于寒冷、气旋、龙卷风、因自然灾害导致的饥饿、地震、流行病、洪水、山体滑坡、暴雨和森林火灾导致的死亡人数。该研究表明，因中暑导致的死亡人数存在地区差异。从灾害准备的角度来看，值得注意的是，每年都会有人因中暑而死亡。随着气温的升高，死亡人数可能会增加。该研究的结果强调了这一问题。因此，有必要针对特定地区采取有针对性的干预措施，以减少因热浪导致的死亡人数。
