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C00-C97)” for Europe and the Mediterranean, for 2012 the year of maximum solar activity (and mortality), from the studied interval. With red isolines in the figure, the distribution of the statistically significant correlation coefficient between solar alpha particle fluxes and the mortality rate for “Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97)” is shown. The statistically significant influence of alpha radiation on mortality from “Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97)” is limited to a band parallel to the Equator with approximate dimensions between 30° and 60° north latitude. The impact of alpha radiation on mortality in the mentioned band does not continuously cover the entire band but is of the nature of limited spots in it, covering mainly mountainous areas. A pronounced effect – a statistically significant coincidence between areas with increased annual “Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97)” mortality rate and its correlation with annual alpha radiation flux is observed for two narrow bands around 40 th and 55 th parallels. Figure 1: Europe and the Mediterranean, the “Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97)” mortality rate for 2012 (black isolines), and its statistically significant correlation with annual alpha particle flux (red isolines) for the studied interval 2011 – 2019 Figures 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9 show the time dependence in the interval 2011 – 2019 of two numerical sequences: • Of the recorded annual fluxes of alpha particles from satellites of the GOES series – 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, and, • Of the “Neoplasms”, “Malignant neoplasms (C00- C97)”, and “Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97)” annual mortality rate for some of the NUTS-2 regions of the European Union. The high correlation between the two numerical sequences can be seen, indicating the existence of a causal relationship between them. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research ( A ) XXIV Issue IV Version I Year 2024 23 © 2024 Global Journals Solar Alpha Particle Radiation Increases Human Mortality – Examples from the Neoplasms Mortality in the Europe and Mediterranean