Descriptive statistics of the annual temperature and mortality rates in 23 OECD countries, 1960-2010
| Temperature | Mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mean | Max | Min | Mean | Max | Min |
| Hot temperature zone countries; annual average temperature is >13°C | ||||||
| Australia | 18.7 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 1,148.3 | 1,623.8 | 673.3 |
| Greece | 17.7 | 19 | 16.7 | 1,127.3 | 1,416.7 | 819.7 |
| Italy | 15.3 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 1,174.5 | 1,586.2 | 699.2 |
| Japan | 14.6 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 1,061.4 | 1,792.2 | 613.4 |
| New Zealand | 13.1 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 1,225.7 | 1,581.5 | 764.7 |
| Portugal | 15.7 | 17 | 14.6 | 1,432.6 | 1,949.2 | 778.4 |
| Spain | 15 | 16.3 | 14 | 1,120 | 1,630.1 | 687.1 |
| Medium-hot temperature zone countries; annual average temperature is 5-13°C | ||||||
| Austria | 7.2 | 9.4 | 6 | 1,263.8 | 1,696.4 | 761.4 |
| Belgium | 10.2 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 1,286.8 | 1,697.2 | 822.5 |
| Denmark | 8.3 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1,205.8 | 1,497.8 | 843.8 |
| France | 11.7 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 1,109.5 | 1,602 | 712.5 |
| Germany | 8.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 970.6 | 1,192.5 | 786.8 |
| Ireland | 9.8 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 1,379.4 | 1,772.9 | 775.4 |
| Luxembourg | 8.9 | 11 | 6.8 | 1,229.7 | 1,731.8 | 746.8 |
| The Netherlands | 9.8 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 1,115.3 | 1,395.8 | 768.8 |
| Switzerland | 6.4 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1,085.7 | 1,591.9 | 678.9 |
| UK | 9.2 | 10 | 8.2 | 1,246.1 | 1,656 | 790.6 |
| USA | 11.7 | 12.8 | 11 | 1,170.7 | 1,551.7 | 822.8 |
| Cold temperature zone countries; annual average temperature is <5°C | ||||||
| Canada | 0.7 | 3.4 | −2.5 | 1,089.1 | 1,518.9 | 717.6 |
| Finland | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1,312 | 1,942.4 | 789.1 |
| Iceland | 4.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1,028.7 | 1,310.4 | 749.3 |
| Norway | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1,100 | 1,434.5 | 762.3 |
| Sweden | 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1,085.7 | 1,446.6 | 757 |
| Temperature | Mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mean | Max | Min | Mean | Max | Min |
| Australia | 18.7 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 1,148.3 | 1,623.8 | 673.3 |
| Greece | 17.7 | 19 | 16.7 | 1,127.3 | 1,416.7 | 819.7 |
| Italy | 15.3 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 1,174.5 | 1,586.2 | 699.2 |
| Japan | 14.6 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 1,061.4 | 1,792.2 | 613.4 |
| New Zealand | 13.1 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 1,225.7 | 1,581.5 | 764.7 |
| Portugal | 15.7 | 17 | 14.6 | 1,432.6 | 1,949.2 | 778.4 |
| Spain | 15 | 16.3 | 14 | 1,120 | 1,630.1 | 687.1 |
| Austria | 7.2 | 9.4 | 6 | 1,263.8 | 1,696.4 | 761.4 |
| Belgium | 10.2 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 1,286.8 | 1,697.2 | 822.5 |
| Denmark | 8.3 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1,205.8 | 1,497.8 | 843.8 |
| France | 11.7 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 1,109.5 | 1,602 | 712.5 |
| Germany | 8.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 970.6 | 1,192.5 | 786.8 |
| Ireland | 9.8 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 1,379.4 | 1,772.9 | 775.4 |
| Luxembourg | 8.9 | 11 | 6.8 | 1,229.7 | 1,731.8 | 746.8 |
| The Netherlands | 9.8 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 1,115.3 | 1,395.8 | 768.8 |
| Switzerland | 6.4 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1,085.7 | 1,591.9 | 678.9 |
| UK | 9.2 | 10 | 8.2 | 1,246.1 | 1,656 | 790.6 |
| USA | 11.7 | 12.8 | 11 | 1,170.7 | 1,551.7 | 822.8 |
| Canada | 0.7 | 3.4 | −2.5 | 1,089.1 | 1,518.9 | 717.6 |
| Finland | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1,312 | 1,942.4 | 789.1 |
| Iceland | 4.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1,028.7 | 1,310.4 | 749.3 |
| Norway | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1,100 | 1,434.5 | 762.3 |
| Sweden | 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1,085.7 | 1,446.6 | 757 |