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THECOSTOFINACTION

QuantifyingtheImpact

ofClimateChangeonHealth

inLow-andMiddle-IncomeCountries

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Contents

Foreword

AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations

UnitsofMeasurementSummary

1.Introduction

2.Methods

2.1|SelectionofCountries

2.2|SelectionofClimateScenarios

2.3|ModelingandAnalyticalApproach

2.4|Data

3.ImpactsofClimateChangeonHealth

andtheEconomicCostofInaction

3.1|impactsofClimateChangeonHealth

3.2|EconomicCostofinaction

4.Discussion

4.1|SummaryofKeyFindings

4.2|ComparisonofFindingswithKeyLiterature

4.3|StudyCaveats

4.4|PolicyimplicationsandFutureDirections

Annexes

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Annex1

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CountriesincludedintheAnalysis

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SSPsandRCPs

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EstimatingtheimpactsofClimateChangeonMorbidityandMortality

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ModelingFatalityRates

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EstimatingYLLfromClimateChange

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EstimatingtheEconomicCostofClimate-RelatedHealthimpacts

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CumulativeEstimatesoftheimpactsofClimateChange

onMorbidityandMortalityintheShortTermandLongTerm

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EconomicCostoftheHealthimpactsofClimateChangeintheShortTermandLongTerm

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References68

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FIGURES

1SSPsandRCPs7

2DistributionoftheEconomicCostoftheHealthimpactsofClimateChange18

AcrossRegions:2026-2050

A.1PopulationGrowthunderSSPs29

A.2EconomicGrowthunderSSPs29

TABLES

1SharedSocioeconomicPathways6

2ComparativeAnalysisofApproaches:WHO(2014)andthisReport8

3CumulativeNumberofCasesAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-205015

4CumulativeNumberofDeathsAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-205016

5CumulativeEconomicCostoftheHealthimpactsofClimateChange:2026-205017

A.1LMiCsincludedintheAnalysis26

A.2TotalProjectedRegionalPopulation30

A.3TotalProjectedRegionalGDP(trillionUSD)30

A.4ModelingMalaria’sFatalityRate40

A.5EstimatingLifeExpectancies42

A.6AgeDistributionofDeathsfromMalariainNigeriain202043

A.7AgeDistributionofDeathsfromMalariainCameroonin202044

A.8EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforvSL(USD)–SSP346

A.9EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforvSL(USD)–SSP248

A.10EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiDengue(USD)–SSP351

A.11EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiDengue(USD)–SSP253

A.12EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiMalaria(USD)–SSP355

A.13EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiMalaria(USD)–SSP257

A.14EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiDiarrhea(USD)–SSP359

A.15EstimatedCountry-SpecificvaluesforCOiDiarrhea(USD)–SSP261

A.16CumulativeNumberofCasesAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-203065

A.17CumulativeNumberofDeathsAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-203065

A.18CumulativeNumberofCasesAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-210066

A.19CumulativeNumberofDeathsAttributabletoClimateChange:2026-210066

A.20EconomicCostoftheHealthimpactsofClimateChange:2026-203067

A.21EconomicCostoftheHealthimpactsofClimateChange:2026-210067

Foreword

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Climatechangehasprofoundandextensiveadverseimpactsonhealth,andtheseareexpectedtointensifyinthecomingdecades.Ascasualtiesandfatalitiesincrease,theclimate-relatedhealthcrisisrisksoverwhelminghealthcarefacilitiesandsystems,particularlyinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries.Asaresult,thehealthimpactsofawarmingplanetcouldpushmillionsofpeopleintoextremepoverty.

Avitalfirststeptowardaddressingthehealthemergencyarisingfromclimatechangeinvolvesidentifyingthemultiplehealthimpactsandestimatingthecostofinaction.BuildingonanearliereffortbytheWorldHealthOrganization,thisWorldBankreportquantifiestheimpactsandcostsofprojectedclimatechangeonhealthinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries.

Thestudyrevealsthatclimatechange-relatedhealthimpactswillbesevere,evenintheshortterm,andcertainregionslikeSub-SaharanAfricaandSouthAsiawillbearadisproportionateshareoftheglobalburden.Thecostofinactionisexpectedtobefarhigherthanprojectedinthereport,whichdidnotcoverallofthehealthriskslinkedtoclimatechange.

Theseprojectionsshouldgalvanizedecision-makersandspururgent,transformativeaction.Countriesmustadoptboldmeasurestolimittheimpactsofclimatechangeandsignificantlyboosttheresilienceoftheirhealthcaresys-tems.Thiscannotbeaboutaddressingtheimpactonspecificdiseasesalone.Instead,wemustfocusonstrengthe-ninghealthsystemssotheycanadaptandmitigatethebroaderimpactsofclimatechangeonhealthconditions.

TheWorldBankaimstoreach1.5billionpeoplewithqualityhealthservicesby2030.Thisgoalwillnotbereached,withoutexpandingourinvestmentsinclimateandhealthtohelpcountriesbuildhigh-quality,climate-resilient,andlow-carbonhealthsystems.Thesearenotjustwords.Infact,lastyearclimateinvestmentsinhealthprojectsamountedtoathirdoftheBank’stotalfinancingforhealth.

Furtherwearefocusingonassessingcountry-specificclimate-healthvulnerabilitiestoinformthedesignoftailo-redsolutionstoguideourinvestmentstobuildresilient,low-carbonhealthsystems;aswellasdeepeningpart-nershipsattheglobal,regional,andcountrylevelstosupporttheseefforts.Lookingahead,theWorldBankisdevelopingafullrangeoffinancinginstrumentsforbothadaptationandmitigationactivities,whichwillenableustoincreaseoursupporttohelplow-andmiddle-incomecountriestackleclimate-healthchallenges.

Climatechangeisaglobalcrisis–wemustjoinforcesnowtoaddressitsdirectandindirectimpactsonhealthandlimitthehighhumanandeconomiccosts.Thisisawake-upcallforallofustoactdecisivelyandurgentlyto

safeguardourfuture.

JuanPabloUribe

GlobalDirector,Health,NutritionandPopulationTheWorldBank

Acknowledgments

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ThisreportwasproducedbytheClimateandHealthProgramintheHealth,Nutrition,andPopulationGlobalPracticeoftheWorldBank.

ThereportisauthoredbyLorieRufo(SeniorClimateChangeSpecialist,WorldBank);BenoitLaplante(EconomicsConsultant,WorldBank);StevenCegliaSmith(DataAnalystConsultant,WorldBank);andDavidAlexanderClary(EconomicsConsultant,WorldBank).ThereportreceivedoverallguidancefromTamerSamahRabie(GlobalProgramLead,ClimateandHealth,WorldBank).

Thereportgreatlybenefitedfromthevaluablecontributionsofthefollowingpeerreviewers:PatrickHoang-VuEozenou(SeniorEconomist,WorldBank);JedFriedman,(LeadEconomist,WorldBank);XianFuLu(ClimateChangeConsultant,ClimateInvestmentFunds);andUrvashiNarain(ProgramLeader,WorldBank).

Theauthorswouldalsoliketothankthefollowingexternalpeerreviewersofthereportfortheirinsightfulcom-ments:EnisBaris(Director,GlobalHealthPolicy,InstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluation);DiarmidCampbell-Lendrum(Head,ClimateChangeandHealthUnit,WorldHealthOrganization);SariKovats(AssociateProfessor,LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine);ChristopherMurray(FoundingDirector,InstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluation);FrankPega(TechnicalOfficer,Environment,ClimateChangeandHealth,WorldHealthOrganization);andAlexanderPreker(AdjunctAssociateProfessor,ColumbiaUniversity).

TheauthorssincerelyappreciatethevaluablecontributionsprovidedbyAletheaCook(HealthConsultant,WorldBank);StephenDorey(SeniorHealthSpecialist,WorldBank);ToniJoeLebbos(Economist,WorldBank);YunaNakayasu(HealthConsultant,WorldBank);WameqAzfarRaza(SeniorHealthSpecialist,WorldBank);JyotirmoySaha(HealthConsultant,WorldBank);ZaraShubber(SeniorHealthSpecialist,WorldBank);andPennyWilliams(Manager,PeopleVice-Presidency,WorldBank).

SincerethanksarealsoextendedtotheWorldBankClimateChangeKnowledgePortalteamwhoprovidedgui-danceontheappropriateuseofthemostrecentclimatedataavailableontheportal.FurtherthankstoKahYingChoowhodiligentlyperformedthecopyeditingofthereport.

TheauthorswouldliketoexpresstheirgratitudetoJuanPabloUribe(GlobalDirector,Health,Nutrition,andPopulation,WorldBank)andMoniqueVledder(PracticeManager,Health,Nutrition,andPopulation,WorldBank)fortheirunwaveringsupport.

Finally,theauthorsarethankfultotheClimateInvestmentFundsforitsfinancialsupport.

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ABBREVIATIONS

AR6

SixthAssessmentReport(oftheIPCC)

CCKP

ClimateChangeKnowledgePortal

CMIP6

SixthPhaseoftheCoupledModelIntercomparisonProject

CO2

CarbonDioxide

COI

CostofIllness

COP

ConferenceoftheParties(totheUNFCCC)

COP26

26thConferenceoftheParties

EAP

EastAsiaandPacific

ECA

EuropeandCentralAsia

GDP

GrossDomesticProduct

IAM

IntegratedAssessmentModel

ILO

InternationalLabourOrganization

IPCC

IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange

LAC

LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean

LMICs

Low-andMiddle-IncomeCountries

MENA

MiddleEastandNorthAfrica

OECD

OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment

RCP

RepresentativeConcentrationPathway

SA

SouthAsia

SIDS

SmallIslandDevelopingStates

SRES

SpecialReportonEmissionsScenarios

SSA

Sub-SaharanAfrica

SSP

SharedSocioeconomicPathway

UN

UnitedNations

UNEP

UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme

UNFCCC

UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange

US

UnitedStates

USD

UnitedStatesDollar

VSL

ValueofStatisticalLife

WEF

WorldEconomicForum

WHO

WorldHealthOrganization

YLL

YearsofLifeLost

UNITSOFMEASUREMENT

°C

DegreeCelsius

Gt/yr

GigatonsPerYear

W/m2

WattPerSquareMeter

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Summary

Climatechangeisimpactinghumanhealthinmyriadways,includingbyincreasingthefrequencyofextremeweatherevents,theemergenceandspreadofinfectiousdiseases,anddisruptionstofoodsystems.Theimpactsofclimatechangeonhealth—alreadyprofound—areonlyexpectedtoworsenovertime.Notonlywillthenumberofdiseasesanddeathsfromclimate-sensitivehealthrisksincrease,butsotoowillthegeographicalrangeofthesediseases.Low-andmiddle-incomecountries(LMICs)areexpectedtofaceadisproportionateburdenoftheseimpactsduetotheirhigherlevelsofpovertyandincomeinequality,andweakhealthcaresystems.Withgrowingrecog-nitionthattheclimatecrisisisahealthcrisis,theinternationalcommunityhasexpressedurgentcallsforactiononclimateandhealth.

Theresponseofthehealthcommunityandresearchershasbeenlargelyfocusedonstudyingthelinkbetweenclimatechangeandhealth.Alimitednumberofstudieshaveestablishedempiricallinksbetweenclimateconditionsandthevariabilityinthenumberofdifferentdiseasesinspecificnational(orsubnational)contexts,particularlyfocusingonvector-borneandwaterbornedisea-ses.Inaddition,fewstudieshaveaimedtoassesstheeconomiccostassociatedwiththehealthimpactsofprojectedclimatechange.

Thisreportaimstoaddresstheexistingknowledgegapandprovideadeeperunderstandingoftheinterconnectionbetweenclimateandhealth,intermsoftheriskstohumanhealthandtheeconomicburdenoftheserisks.Specifically,itprovidesaquantitativeassessmentofthepotentialimpactsofclimatechangebasedonthenumberofcasesandthenumberofdeathsresultingfromselectedvector-andwater-bornediseases,stunting,andextremeheat.Anassessmentoftheeconomiccostofclimatechangeonhealth(intermsofbothmorbidityandmortality)isalsoprovided.

Theanalysiscovers69low-incomeandmiddle-incomecountrieswithnationalpopulationsexcee-ding10millionpeopleinthebaseyear2020.These69countriescomprise96percentofthetotalpopulationofallLMICs.

Estimatesoftheimpactsofclimatechangeonhealthareprovidedfordifferenttimeperiodsin-cluding2026-2030,2026-2050,and2026-2100inthecontextoftwosocioeconomicdevelopmentscenariosfeaturedintheSixthAssessmentReport(AR6)oftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)—namely,SSP3-7.0andSSP2-4.5(referredtohereafterasSSP3andSSP2).Thesetwoscenariosrepresentmiddle-of-the-roaddevelopmentpathsbetweentheworst-case(RCP8.5)andtheincreasinglyunlikelybest-casescenarios(RCP2.6andRCP1.9).SSP3representsacha-llengingpathway,assuminghighpopulationgrowth,limitedeconomicdevelopment,andreduced

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investmentsinhealthandeducation,whereasSSP2presentsmoderatechallenges,characterized

bysteadypopulationandeconomicgrowth.Themainfindingsofthisreportareasfollows:

1.Theimpactsofclimatechangeonhealtharesignificantandcallforimmediateac-tionattheglobalandcountrylevels.Between2026and2050,climatechangeisprojec-tedtocausebetween4.1billion(SSP2)and5.2billion(SSP3)casesacrossLMICs.Theimpactofclimatechangeonmortalitywillbeequallystark.By2050,thenumberofdeathscausedbyclimatechangecouldreachbetween14.5million(SSP2)and15.6million(SSP3).Immediate,decisiveactionisneededtoavertthesedevastatingimpactsonhealthacrossLMICs.

2.Scalingclimate-healthactionisneededtoaverttrillionsofdollarsineconomiccostsarisingfromtheseselectedhealthimpactsofclimatechangeinthecomingdeca-des.By2050,theeconomiccostofthehealthimpactsofclimatechangeisprojectedtoreachbetweenUSD8.6-15.4trillionunderSSP3.Thesecoststranslatetobetween0.7percentand

1.2percentofthegrossdomesticproduct(GDP)ofLMICs.TheseestimatesarehigherunderSSP2,reachingbetweenUSD11.0-20.8trilliontranslatingto0.7percentand1.3percentofGDPinLMICs.

3.Sub-SaharanAfrica(SSA)andSouthAsia(SA)willbearthebruntofthehealthim-pactsofclimatechange.TheseimpactswillbeparticularlysevereinSSA,whichisprojectedtoexperienceapproximately71percentofallcasesandnearlyone-halfofalldeathscausedbyclimatechangebetween2026and2050underbothsocioeconomicdevelopmentscena-rios.SAisprojectedtoexperienceapproximately18percentofallcasesandone-quarterofalldeathsunderbothscenarios.Inthesetworegionscombined,thenumberofdeathscausedbyclimatechangeisprojectedtoreachbetween10.5million(SSP2)and11.7million(SSP3)by2050.TheeconomiccostwillbesignificantlyhigherforSSAthanforanyotherre-gion—by2050,thiscostwillamounttobetween2.7percentand3.6percentoftheregion’sGDPunderbothscenarios.

4.Thehealthimpactsofclimatechangepresentedinthisreportaresignificantbutli-kelytobejustthetipoftheiceberg.Theanalysispresentedinthisreportincludesthepo-tentialimpactsofclimatechangeonalimitednumberofhealthrisks.Thepotentialimpactsofclimatechangeonotherhealthrisks,suchasnon-communicablediseasesandmentalhealth,arenotincludedinthisreport.Moreover,theanalysisofthesehealthriskshasnotconside-redthechangeintheirgeographicaltrajectorybecausefactors,suchasmigrationandwaterstress,canonlybecapturedthroughadynamicmodel.Asaresult,theresultspresentedhere

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shouldbeunderstoodasanotableunderestimateofthescaleoftherealimpactsofclimatechangeonhealthinLMICs.

ThefindingsofthisreportconfirmtheAR6’sprojectionofasignificantincreaseincasesanddeathsduetoclimatechangeandtheunevengeographicaldistributionofthisfutureburden,withSSAand,toalesserextent,SAbearingthebruntoftheprojectedincrease.Furthermore,byestimatingtheassociatedeconomiccostsofthesehealthimpacts,thisreportarguesforintensifyingandacceleratingeffortstoreducegreenhousegasemissionsaswellasforLMICstoprioritizeinvest-mentsinhealthsystems.Theseinvestmentsareneededtobuildresilientandsustainablehealthsystemsthatcanweathertheadverseimpactsofclimatechangeonhealth.Itmustbeclearlysta-tedthatthisreportdoesnotadvocateforaverticalapproachtothehealthrisksincludedintheanalysis.Ahealthsystemsapproachisneededtotackletheprojectedimpactsofclimatechangeonhealtheffectivelyandefficiently.

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1.Introduction

1.Introduction

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Climatechangehasbeenimpactinghumanhealthatanacceleratedpaceoverthepastdecade.Thisincludesincreasesinheat-relatedillnesses,waterborneandvector-bornediseases(includingoutbreaks),andmalnutritionfromreducedcropproductivity,amongnumerousothers.Theseeffectsareexpectedtoworsenovertime,withchangesnotonlyinthenumberofdiseasesanddeathsfromclimate-sensitivehealthrisksbutalsointheirgeographicalrange(Georgeetal.2024).Inadditiontoimpactinghealthoutcomes,climatechangeisprojectedtoadverselyimpacthealthsystems.Asaresultofpoverty,incomeinequality,andweakhealthcaresystems,low-andmidd-le-incomecountries(LMICs)areexpectedtofacedisproportionateincreasesinmorbidity,aswellasincreasinglossesanddamagestohealthfacilities.Urgentcallsforactionhavebeenexpressedbytheglobalcommunity(Fielding2023;IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange[IPCC]2023;Romanelloetal.2023;UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme[UNEP]2023).Over200healthjournalshaverecentlycalledontheUnitedNations(UN),politicalleaders,andhealthprofessionalstotreattheongoingclimateandnaturecrisesasoneglobalhealthemergency(Abbasietal.2023).

Despitethescaleofthiscrisis,evidencequantifyingtheimpactofclimatechangeonhealthre-mainslimited.Theunderlyingphysiologicalfactorslinkingclimatechangeandtheincidenceofvector-borneandwaterbornediseaseshavebeendiscussedbynumerousexperts(Georgeetal.2024;Semenzaetal.2023;Thomsonetal.2022;Wong2023).However,theextentoftheriskofclimatechangeonhealthremainspoorlyquantified(Moraetal.2022).Onlyalimitednumberofpapershaveaimedtotransformthisknowledgeintoquantifiedassessmentsofthepotentialimpactsofclimatechangeonspecifichealthrisks.1Giventhescarcityofpublicresources,futurepolicyresponsesontheirallocationsrequiregoingbeyondunderstandingtheunderlyingnatureofclimatechangeandhealthlinkstoquantifytheextentofthelinkagesintermsoffutureinci-dences,mortality,andeconomiccosts(Ebi2022,2024).Thislackofcomprehensivequantificationmaypartiallyexplainwhyhealth-specificclimateactionsrepresentonly6percentoftotaladapta-tionfunding(WorldHealthOrganization[WHO]2023).IthasbeenestimatedthatLMICsrequireatleastUSD11billioninfundingperyearthisdecadetoadapttoclimateandhealthimpactsandincreasetheresilienceoftheirhealthsystems(UNEP2023).

Toaddresstheevidencegap,thisreportprovidesestimatesoftheeconomiccostofinactiononselectedhealthriskslinkedtoclimatechange.Itprovidesaquantitativeassessmentofthe

1Alimitednumberofstudieshaveestablishedandestimatedempiricallinksbetweenclimateconditions,variability,andthe

incidenceofdiseasesinspecificnational(orsubnational)contexts.ExamplesincludeBrazil(Barcellosetal.2014);China(Xiangetal.2018;Zhengetal.2017);Colombia(Quinterro-Herreraetal.2015);Iran(Salahi-Moghaddametal.2017);Philippines(Su2008);SierraLeone(Georgeetal.2023);Singapore(Struchineretal.2015);Tanzania(Kulkarnietal.2016);Uganda(Boyceetal.2016);Vietnam(Xuanetal.2014);andZambia(Bennettetal.2016).

1.Introduction

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potentialimpactsofclimatechangeon(1)thenumberofcasesanddeathsresultingfromselectedhealthrisks:extremeheat,waterbornediseases(diarrhea),stunting,andvector-bornediseases(dengueandmalaria);(2)thenumberofyearsoflifelost(YLL)fromdeathsarisingfromthesehealthrisksattributabletoclimatechange;and(3)theeconomiccostoftheincrementalnumberofcasesanddeathsattributabletoclimatechange.Theseimpactsareestimatedfor69LMICswhosepopulationexceeds10millionpeopleinthebaseyear2020.Estimatesoftheimpactsaregeneratedfortheshortterm(2026–2030),mediumterm(2026–2050),andlongterm(2026–2100)basedontwo(ofthefive)climatescenariosformingthebasisoftheSixthAssessmentReport(AR6)oftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)—SSP2andSSP3.

Thisreportbuildsonpreviousworkandleveragesnewanalysistofurtherdeepentheunders-tandingofthehealthimpactsofclimatechange.ItexpandsonanassessmentconductedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO2014)ontheimpactsofclimatechangeonmorbidityandmor-talityresultingfromdengue,diarrhea,extremeheat,malaria,andstuntingfortheyears2030and2050.2ThisreportadoptsthesamemethodologicalapproachasastartingpointbutextendstheanalysisinnumerousdirectionsasexplainedinSection2below.

2WHO(2014)alsoincludedananalysisoftheimpactsofclimatechangeondeathsresultingfromfloods.Floodsarenotincludedinthecurrentanalysis:thenatureofthemodelingrequireddifferssignificantlyfromthemodelingoftheimpactsofclimate

changeondiseases.

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2.Methods

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2.Methods

2.1SelectionofCountries

TheanalysispresentedinthisreportfocusesontheLMICsofthesixregionsbasedontheWorldBankGroup’sclassification.3Atotalof69countrieswithanationalpopulationexceeding10millioninthebaselineyear2020areincluded.ThelistofcountriesincludedintheanalysisisprovidedinAnnex1.These69countriesrepresent96.2percentofthetotalp