Summer heat linked to nearly 1,260 deaths in Switzerland
A preliminary report indicates that nearly 1,260 people died in Switzerland due to heat between May and August 2026. The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute provided these estimates to the Federal Office of Public Health. This summer was the hottest recorded since data collection began. The temperatures exceeded those seen in 2003. The estimated number of deaths is significantly higher than in previous periods.
An estimated 1,257 deaths in Switzerland between May and August 2026 were attributable to heat, according to a preliminary report by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health. The summer was Switzerland’s hottest since records began, surpassing even 2003. The estimated death toll was substantially higher than […]