Drowning

Drowning: Related Medical Incidence Statistics

• 40% of children who suffer a near drowning incident require hospitalization in the US (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2003)
• 5,705 people were injured in boating accidents in the US 2002 (US Coast Guard, CDC, 2003)

Drowning: Related Death Statistics

• 3,281 people drowned accidentally in the US 2000 (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2003)
• 78% of accidental drownings occurred in males in the US 2001 (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2003)
• 859 children die from drowning in the US 2001 (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2003)
• African Americans are 1.4 times more likely to die from drowning than whites in the US 2000 (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2003)
• 750 people died in boating accidents in the US 2002 (US Coast Guard, CDC, 2003)
• 70% of boating accident deaths were due to drowning in the US 2002 (US Coast Guard, CDC, 2003)
• Alcohol was involved in 39% of boating deaths in the US 2002 (US Coast Guard, CDC, 2003)

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