Migration away from coastal areas

Migration away from coastal areas are associated with multimorbidity in humans (p<0.05).

“Individuals who moved away from coastal areas between adolescence and midlife were significantly (p<0.05) less likely to report multimorbidity than those who moved to coastal areas.”

Humanscompared to those moving to coastal areas

Is living on the coast associated with midlife multimorbidity in England and Wales? A cross-birth cohort analysis of the relationship between long-term residence and selective migration

BMJ public health·30 Jul 2026