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Bookmark or Share- Drowning Prevention - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationDrowning is one of the leading causes of death globally for children and young people aged 1-24 and is estimated that 236,000 people drown in 2019. More than 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, with children under the age of five being at the highest risk. These deaths are frequently linked to daily, routine activities, such as bathing, collecting water for ...
- Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)Drowning is one of the top 5 causes of death for people aged 1–14 years for 48 of 85 countries with data meeting inclusion criteria (1). Australia: drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury death in children aged 1–3 years. Bangladesh: drowning accounts for 43% of all deaths in children aged 1–4 years.
- Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killerDrowning is a serious and neglected public health threat claiming the lives of 372 000 people a year worldwide. More than 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. This death toll is almost two thirds that of malnutrition and well over half that of malaria – but unlike these public health challenges, there are no broad prevention efforts that target drowning.
- Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid, which can result in death, morbidity or no morbidity. Major risk factors for drowning include age, sex, access to water, lack of effective supervision of children and the frequency of natural and water transport related disasters. In 2015, more than 78 000 people drowned in the Western Pacific ...
- Seconds to save a life: How to prevent drowningNearly a quarter of a million people in the world lose their lives to drowning every year, with about 82 000 of them children aged 1 to 14 years. While drowning can happen to anyone, it is almost always preventable. The tragedy is most prevalent in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, with more than a third of all drowning deaths occurring in the ...
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