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Huang, W.* ; Yang, Z.* ; Otto, C.* ; Mengel, M.* ; Hales, S.* ; Zhang, Y.* ; Xu, R.* ; Bell, M.L.* ; Gasparrini, A.* ; Kan, H.* ; Sera, F.* ; Schwartz, J.* ; Lavigne, E.* ; Hundessa, S.* ; Yu, W.* ; Carlos Chua, P.L.* ; Seposo, X.* ; Goodman, P.* ; Zeka, A.* ; Hashizume, M.* ; Micheline, M.S.* ; Xu, Z.* ; Ye, T.* ; Yu, P.* ; Wu, Y.* ; Wen, B.* ; Liu, Y.* ; Li, S.* ; Guo, Y.* ; MCC Collaborators (Huber, V.)

Assessing global factors associated with tropical cyclone-related mortality: A population-based longitudinal study.

Environ. Int. 214:110409 (2026)
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Background The underlying factors associated with the substantial global tropical cyclone (TC)-related mortality burden, characterized by its highly variable spatiotemporal patterns, remain unclear. We aimed to identify and assess the key factors associated with TC-related mortality on a global scale. Methods We collected mortality records from 2034 locations in 68 countries/territories across five continents (2000–2019) to identify and assess the key factors associated with TC-related mortality on a global scale. Bayesian ensemble models were applied to estimate the associated mortality for each TC event in each location. A random forest regression (RFR) model was employed to assess the relative statistical importance of TC and location characteristics, as well as their interactions, regarding the TC-related mortality. Findings For TC physical characteristics, the TC-associated cumulative rainfall consistently exhibited stronger influence on mortality than TC-induced surge-driven flood depth or maximum sustained windspeed. However, sociodemographic factors, including population traits (e.g., population density, proportion of the population aged ≤ 9 years, percent of the population aged ≥ 65 years) and socioeconomic and infrastructure development (e.g., built-up ratio), showed greater relative importance than the TC physical attributes and accounted for the majority of the explained variations in TC-related mortality. Furthermore, cumulative rainfall interacted strongly with local sociodemographic conditions and was potentially the most important associated factor for disparities in mortality arising from factor interactions. Interpretation The findings highlight the critical role of sociodemographic factors in explaining the global spatiotemporal variability of TC-related mortality, surpassing the relative importance of TC intensity. TC-related rainfall could be a key associated physical factor of the global mortality burden.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0160-4120
e-ISSN 1873-6750
Journal Environment International
Quellenangaben Volume: 214, Issue: , Pages: , Article Number: 110409 Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)