Vulnerability of the population due to an insufficient socioeconomic situation affecting the heat wave in the city of Barcelona

The Public Health Agency of Barcelona provides the most accurate indicator to identify the most vulnerable population at a socioeconomic level. It is the percentage of the population from the age of 16 that is illiterate or uneducated with respect to the total within this age group.
The socio-economic situation of this segment of the population can favor vulnerability to a heat wave.