While everyone will be impacted by the effects of climate change, factors like sex, age, income, education, and pre-existing health status contribute to an individual’s sensitivity and susceptibility to climate impacts. Sensitivity and susceptibility to climate change refer to the degree to which individuals or populations are affected by the health impacts of climate change. Importantly, these factors, acting together, may combine to create increased vulnerability to the health effects of climate change.
This section links to HealthSTATS pages with information on factors that influence sensitivity and susceptibility. This information may be helpful in understanding health inequities and the populations most at risk to the health effects of climate change.
Most of this information is updated every five years in line with the Canadian census.
Further Reading
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Page Last Modified: August 18, 2020.