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Bookmark or Share- Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. There are an estimated 236 000 annual drowning deaths worldwide. Global estimates may significantly underestimate the actual public health problem related to drowning.
- Prevention of and Emergency Response to Drowning | NEJMIn 2020, a total of 5419 people died from drowning in the United States. 3 Although most fatal drownings are accidental, 9% of the drownings in 2020 were ruled to be suicides, and in 6%, the...
- Drowning Facts | Drowning Prevention | CDCDrowning is a leading cause of death for children. Drowning can be fatal or nonfatal. Nonfatal drowning can result in long-term health problems and costly hospital stays.
- Drowning Data | Drowning Prevention | CDCEvery year in the United States there are over 4,000 A unintentional drowning deaths. 1 Drowning death rates vary from state to state. The annual age-adjusted drowning death rate in the United States during 2018-2021 was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
- Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States - Centers for Disease Control ...Over 4,500 people died due to drowning each year from 2020–2022, 500 more per year compared to 2019. CDC experts looked at drowning deaths, self-reported swimming skills, participation in swimming lessons, and exposure to recreational water for this latest Vital Signs report.
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