The vast majority of healthcare professionals around the world believe heat-related illnesses in their country will become more frequent or severe over the next ten years due to climate change. On the other hand, only 13 percent thought that the frequency of heat-related illnesses would be unchanged.
Distribution of opinions of healthcare professionals on the effect of climate change on heat-related illnesses worldwide as of 2021
The question was worded in the source as: "Over the next 10 years, do you think climate change will make these health issues in your country more frequent or severe, less frequent or severe, or do you think they will remain largely unchanged? Heat-related illnesses."
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Lancet. (April 7, 2021). Distribution of opinions of healthcare professionals on the effect of climate change on heat-related illnesses worldwide as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461483/global-health-experts-view-on-heat-illnesses-in-future/
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Lancet. (2021). Distribution of opinions of healthcare professionals on the effect of climate change on heat-related illnesses worldwide as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461483/global-health-experts-view-on-heat-illnesses-in-future/
Lancet. "Distribution of Opinions of Healthcare Professionals on The Effect of Climate Change on Heat-related Illnesses Worldwide as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461483/global-health-experts-view-on-heat-illnesses-in-future/
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