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Research reveals major impact of climate change on skin health worldwide (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-30

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedMore than 40% of countries worldwide have reported climate-related changes in the prevalence, severity or both of skin disease, with lower-income countries disproportionately affected, according to an international study spanning 136 countries.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedmore than 40% of countries worldwide; 136 countries

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe study found that 42.6% of countries reported changes in the prevalence, severity or both of skin disease due to climate change, with higher reporting in low-income and lower-middle-income countries than in upper-middle-income and high-income countries.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated42.6% overall; 55.6% low-income; 52.5% lower-middle-income; 43.8% upper-middle-income; 28.3% high-income

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedAmong countries reporting climate-associated effects on skin disease, heat rashes, inflammatory skin diseases, infectious diseases, and vector-borne diseases were commonly reported as increasing or changing.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated81.0% heat rashes; 75.9% inflammatory skin diseases; 62.1% infectious diseases; 50.0% vector-borne diseases

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedStudy author Dr. Esther Freeman said the most important finding was that climate change is already associated with negative impacts on skin disease and that these effects disproportionately burden lower-income settings.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe authors say the findings point to stark global inequality and call for stronger surveillance, education, and locally tailored adaptation strategies, especially in resource-limited settings.View evidenceHide evidence

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