Sustainability Magazine January 2026 Issue 63 | Page 72

GLOBAL HEALTH IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

1990-1999

HEAT-RELATED MORTALITY AVERAGED 5.9 DEATHS PER 100,000

2018-2020

CLEANER HOUSEHOLD ENERGY IN CHINA PREVENTED AN ESTIMATED 46,000 DEATHS

2000

AIR CONDITIONING WAS USED BY 19 % OF HOUSEHOLDS WORLDWIDE
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