2025
Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries
He C, Zhu Y, Guo Y, Bell M, Filippi V, Brimicombe C, Chen R, Kan H. Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries. Nature Water 2025, 3: 881-889. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00478-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnder-five child mortalityWet daysMiddle-income countriesChild mortalityDaily rainfall eventsEarth's hydrological cycleRainfall pattern changesChild healthHealth consequencesUnder-five child deathsRainfall surplusHydrological cycleRainfall amountRainfall eventsRainfall variabilityRainfall variationsSeasonal rainfallUnder-five mortalityAnnual rainfallLower educational attainmentRainfallRainfall scarcityClimate changeWater sourcesChild deaths
2024
Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, PMCID: PMC12036573, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locations
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