Cluster pattern analysis of environmental stressors and quantifying their impact on all-cause mortality in Belgium

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Environmental stress represents an important burden on health and leads to a considerable number of diseases, hospitalisations, and excess mortality. Our study encompasses a representative sample size drawn from the Belgian population in 2016 (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 11.26 million, with a focus on <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 11.15 million individuals). The analysis is conducted at the geographical level of statistical sectors, comprising a total of <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 19,794 sect... Mehr ...