Climate change could drive millions globally into physical inactivity by 2050: Lancet study

NEW DELHI: (Mar 17) High temperatures caused by climate change could drive millions around the world into physical inactivity by 2050 and be linked to up to 7,00,000 additional premature deaths yearly and USD 3.68 billion in productivity losses, suggests a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

Rising temperatures could alone undermine a substantial share of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of cutting physical inactivity across the globe by 15 per cent by 2030, researchers from Latin America, including the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, said.

India is projected to see a mortality rate attributable to physical inactivity of 10.62 deaths per 1,00,000 population by 2050 under the three future scenarios analysed — low emissions, historical trends continuing unchanged and rapid fossil-fuelled development.

Source: PTI News

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