Litcius/Paper detail

Excess Deaths Attributable to the Los Angeles Wildfires From January 5 to February 1, 2025

Eugenio Paglino, Rafeya V. Raquib, Andrew Stokes

2025JAMA11 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This study aims to estimate the number of excess deaths attributable to the Los Angeles wildfires using an interrupted time series design.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineExcess mortalityDemographyPoison controlEnvironmental healthPopulationSociologyFire effects on ecosystemsFire Detection and Safety SystemsClimate Change and Health Impacts