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September 2004, Vol 94, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1518-1520
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Mortality in 13 French Cities During the August 2003 Heat Wave

Stéphanie Vandentorren, MD, Florence Suzan, MD, Sylvia Medina, MD, PhD, Mathilde Pascal, MSc, Adeline Maulpoix, MSc, Jean-Claude Cohen, MSc and Martine Ledrans, MSc

Stéphanie Vandentorren, Sylvia Medina, Mathilde Pascal, Adeline Maulpoix, and Martine Ledrans are with the Department of Environmental Health, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France. Florence Suzan is with the Department of Chronic Diseases, Institut de Veille Sanitaire. Jean-Claude Cohen is with the National Weather Service (Météo France).

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Stéphanie Vandentorren, MD, Department of Environmental Health, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, 12 rue du Val d’Osne, 94415 Saint-Maurice cedex, France (e-mail: s.vandentorren{at}invs.sante.fr).

We observed the daily trend in mortality rates during the 2003 heat wave in 13 of France’s largest cities. Mortality data were collected from July 25 to September 15 each year from 1999 through 2003. The conjunction of a maximum temperature of 35°C and a minimum temperature of 20°C was exceptional in 7 cities. An excess mortality rate was observed in the 13 towns, with disparities from +4% (Lille) to +142% (Paris).




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