{"id":1207282,"name":"Hypothetical number of deaths from energy production (Markandya & Wilkinson (2007))","unit":"deaths per year","description":"Hypothetical number of deaths if global energy in 2014 was derived from a single source. This was calculated by multiplying the death rate per energy source (from Markandya & Wilkinson (2007)) by the IEA's estimate of global energy production in 2014 of 159,000TWh.","createdAt":"2026-03-06T11:06:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-03-06T11:06:35.000Z","coverage":"","timespan":"2014-2014","datasetId":7615,"columnOrder":0,"shortName":"hypothetical_number_of_deaths_from_energy_production__markandya__and__wilkinson__2007","catalogPath":"grapher/energy/2017-05-01/death_rate_from_energy_production__markandya__and__wilkinson__2007/death_rate_from_energy_production__markandya__and__wilkinson__2007#hypothetical_number_of_deaths_from_energy_production__markandya__and__wilkinson__2007","type":"int","datasetName":"Death rate from energy production - Markandya & Wilkinson (2007)","datasetVersion":"2017-05-01","nonRedistributable":false,"display":{"name":"Hypothetical number of deaths from energy production","unit":"deaths","numDecimalPlaces":0},"schemaVersion":1,"presentation":{},"source":{"id":31338,"name":"Death rate from energy production - Markandya & Wilkinson (2007)","dataPublishedBy":"Markandya, A., & Wilkinson, P. (2007). Electricity generation and health. The Lancet.","dataPublisherSource":"","link":"doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61253-7","retrievedDate":"2026-03-05","additionalInfo":"Data was derived from Table 2 in Markandya, A., & Wilkinson, P. (2007). Electricity generation and health. The Lancet, 370(9591), 979-990. Available at: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61253-7.\n\nThis data is based on European energy production standards and practices. Data includes both acute and chronic effects (chronic effects account for between 88% and 99% of total deaths). Figures for nuclear include all cancer-related deaths. The figures for death rates per TWh for cancer-related nuclear deaths by Markandya, A., & Wilkinson, P. (2007) are calculated on a theoretical basis using a method called the ‘linear, no-threshold model’. The basis of this model assumes that the number of deaths is directly and linearly proportional to the dosage of radiation; additionally it assumes there is no lower limit or “safe” level of exposure, meaning individuals are at risk even at very low doses."},"dimensions":{"years":{"values":[{"id":2014}]},"entities":{"values":[{"id":29305,"name":"Biomass","code":null},{"id":34611,"name":"Brown coal","code":null},{"id":29302,"name":"Coal","code":null},{"id":29303,"name":"Gas","code":null},{"id":29306,"name":"Nuclear","code":null},{"id":29304,"name":"Oil","code":null}]}},"origins":[]}