effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … statistics records from a large developing country, Mexico. Using a measure of storm exposure that accounts for both windspeed … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …

Mexico total mortality rates are procyclical, with the largest impact on those aged 20 to 49. While these findings are …While previous studies examine how the business cycle affects mortality in developed countries, less is known about … this relationship in developing countries. In this paper, we investigate whether the procyclical nature of mortality in …