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The research aims to uncover how urbanization timing and development trajectories relate to drowning mortality rates across regions.

Temporal features of the built environment and associations with drowning mortality: a global satellite-based analysis

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Randomized trial examines drowning mortality associated with urbanization in 12 countries, suggesting targeted prevention strategies are needed.

The research aims to uncover how urbanization timing and development trajectories relate to drowning mortality rates across regions.
Linked satellite-derived data on built environment change to global drowning mortality estimates across 203 regions.
Employed mixed-effects models with random intercepts to analyze predictors related to crowding and growth.
Utilized distributed-lag models to explore the impact of development age on drowning mortality.
Crowding×growth was positively associated with drowning mortality, highlighting risks in densely populated regions.
Newer built environments correlated with higher drowning rates, indicating risks in rapidly urbanizing areas.
Older built environments showed protective effects, with associations varying significantly by income group.

Essex et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial examines drowning mortality associated with urbanization in 12 countries, suggesting targeted prevention strategies are needed.