A while ago whilst researching this post for this blog;
Hot Truth about Cold Weather- Peer reviewed papers - Cold weather kills 20 times more people than hot weather
Cold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot weather, according to an international study analyzing over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries. The findings, published in The Lancet, also reveal that deaths due to moderately hot or cold weather substantially exceed those resulting from extreme heat waves or cold spells.
I came across a few links for Australia that seemed to confirm the results from those peer reviewed
