Protect Yourself From Heat Disorders
Ages at which heat disorders are likely to occur
Although everyone needs to be careful about heat disorders, there are some age groups that are particularly likely to develop heat disorders. Males aged 0 to 4, 15 to 19, 55 to 59, and 80 or older and females aged 0 to 4 and 80 to 84 are the most likely to develop heat disorders.
A higher percentage of males aged from 10 to 69 die from heat disorders, compared to females. Men have a higher muscle mass and generally experience higher exercise intensity when doing sports, and often have do more strenuous physical work.
Total Number of Heat-Related Deaths by Age (from 1968 to 2015)
Change Over Time in the Number of Heat-Related Deaths (from 1968 to 2015)
Epidemiology of heatstroke (II) heatstroke. Occupational medicine journal 39(4): 24-30, 2016.
Case studies highlighting situations in which extra attention should be paid and action taken to prevent heat disorders, such as during sports activities and in the workplace.