What is already known about this topic?: Tropical cyclone (TC) has a substantial and adverse impact on non-accidental mortality. However, whether heterogeneity exists when examining deaths from sub-causes and how TC impacts non-accidental mortality in the short term remain unclear.
What is added by this report?: This study found substantial associations at lag 0 between TC exposure and circulatory and respiratory mortality. TC exposures were associated with increased risks for several mortality sub-causes at lag 0 day, including ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, cerebrovascular disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and Parkinson's disease.
What are the implications for public health practice?: This finding suggests an urgent need to expand the public health focus of natural disaster management to include non-accidental mortality and sub-causes.
Keywords: Mortality risk; Tropical cyclones; non-accidental diseases.
Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2023.