Although seasonal variations in mortality have been recognized for millennia, the role of temperature remains unclear. We aimed to assess seasonal variation in mortality and to examine the contribution of temperature.
This work was primarily supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [Grant Number 19K19461]. Y.C. was supported by a Senior Research grant [2019R1A2C1086194] from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). V.H. received support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness [Grant ID: PCIN-2017-046]. J.K. and A.U. were supported by the Czech Science Foundation [project 18-22125S]. A.S. acknowledged funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 820655 (EXHAUSTION). A.G. was supported by the Medical Research Council-UK [Grant ID: MR/R013349/1], the Natural Environment Research Council UK [Grant ID: NE/R009384/1] and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Project Exhaustion [Grant ID: 820655]. M.H. was supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) as part of SICORP [Grant Number JPMJSC20E4].