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To quantify global mortality and disability from drowning and near-drowning to establish an epidemiological foundation for international injury prevention programs.

October 8, 2003Injury Control and Safety Promotion

The epidemiology of drowning worldwide

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MPMargaret PedenThe George Institute for Global Health KMKara McGeeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Global burden analysis reveals severe drowning mortality in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the urgent need for targeted pediatric water safety interventions.

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To quantify global mortality and disability from drowning and near-drowning to establish an epidemiological foundation for international injury prevention programs.
Extracted death and disability estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2000 (Version 1) using WHO International Classification of Diseases criteria.
Stratified epidemiological extrapolations across age, sex, and six WHO regions categorized into high-income versus low- and middle-income economies using 1998 World Development indicators.
An estimated 449,000 individuals drowned globally (7.4 per 100,000 population), resulting in 1.3 million disability-adjusted life years lost, with 97% of fatal events occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
Africa demonstrated the highest drowning mortality rate (13.1 per 100,000 population), while the Western Pacific Region accounted for the highest overall share of fatalities at 38%.
Males experienced higher drowning mortality than females across all demographics, and drowning represented the leading cause of injury mortality worldwide among children under 15 years.

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Peden et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8a0bf183921ebcaae2fd2 https://doi.org/10.1076/icsp.10.4.195.16772

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Global burden analysis reveals severe drowning mortality in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the urgent need for targeted pediatric water safety interventions.

The epidemiology of drowning worldwide

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The epidemiology of drowning worldwide

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