https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/data-research/index.html
The annual age-adjusted drowning death rate in the United States during 2018-2021 was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people. The map below shows annual age-adjusted unintentional drowning death rates during 2018-2021. Learn more about drowning deaths in your state. Data source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/22/1252976430/drowning-deaths-rising-swimming-pools
Drowning deaths in the U.S. were on the decline for decades, but a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that fatalities have been increasing since 2020. While

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drowning
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. Children, males and individuals with increased access

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/drowning/index.html
Drowning deaths differed by age. Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4. Drowning increased by 28% among children ages 1-4 in 2022 compared to 2019. Adults 65 years of age and older had the second highest rate of drowning. Drowning increased by 19% in adults ages 65-74 in 2022 compared to 2019.

https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/prevention/index.html
You can assign a specific adult to supervise each child when they have access to water. Adults watching kids in or near water should avoid distracting activities like reading, using the phone, and consuming alcohol or drugs, because drowning happens quickly and quietly. 1 6. After swim time is over, shut and lock doors that give access to water.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2202392
Prevention. Drowning is an understudied public health problem, especially in low- and middle-income countries. 21 However, there are evidence-based measures that can be applied to prevention

https://www.who.int/health-topics/drowning
Drowning outcomes are classified as death, morbidity and no morbidity. Agreed terminology is essential to describe the problem and to allow effective comparisons of drowning trends. Thus, this definition of drowning adopted by the 2002 World Congress on Drowning should be widely used. Drowning is a leading killer.

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/global-report-on-drowning-preventing-a-leading-killer
Drowning 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.

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/22/after-years-in-decline-u-s-drowning-deaths-are-rising-again/
For children between the ages of 1 and 4, drowning is the leading cause of death, according to the CDC. That age group saw a 28% increase in drowning fatalities between 2019 and 2022. Adults 65

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00165-1/fulltext
Drowning is a leading killer, particularly of children and young adults, yet has been greatly neglected. Despite accounting for a higher number of deaths than many other substantial public health issues, drowning has not benefitted from the targeted attention it requires, which is particularly tragic because low cost and effective drowning prevention interventions exist. Therefore, the recent

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/water-safety/drowning-prevention-and-facts.html
Drowning is the leading cause of death in autism for children and adults. Children with autism spectrum disorder are 160 times more likely to experience nonfatal and fatal drowning than their typically developing peers. Among those 1-14, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind motor vehicle crashes.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430833/
Drowning is a major public health problem, especially in children. Drowning usually occurs in a rapid fashion and is most often silent. Individuals who thrash wildy in water while drowning are rare. In most cases, a motionless individual floating in water who rapidly disappears beneath the surface is the classic scenario.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00074-2/fulltext
Drowning has been a neglected health issue, largely absent from the global health and development discourse, until the UN General Assembly adopted its first resolution on global drowning prevention in 2021. This policy analysis examines the role of issue characteristics, actor power, ideas, and political contexts in the emergence of drowning prevention, and it also identifies opportunities for

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/drowning-submersion-injuries
Drowning accounts for at least 360,000 deaths annually worldwide, including approximately 5400 deaths annually in the United States . Non-fatal drowning events occur much more frequently than deaths . Drowning quickly causes respiratory and cardiac arrest from hypoxemia, while survivors can sustain pulmonary, neurologic, cardiovascular, and

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/health/drowning-deaths-increased-cdc-report-wellness/index.html
Each year, on average, about 4,000 Americans died from accidental drowning, a number that changed little from 2011 to 2020. But that number has been about 10% higher the past few years, adding 500

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/143893/9789241564786_%20eng.pdf?sequence=1
full extent of the world's drowning problem is underrepresented - statistics currently exclude intentional drowning (for example, suicide and homicide), as well as drowning deaths resulting from flood disasters and water transport incidents.1 Data on non-fatal drownings, which could reveal something

https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/prevention/about-global-drowning-prevention.html
Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, claiming an estimated 236,000 lives each year. 1 Over 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, with children under the age of five at highest risk. 2 CDC collaborates with the CDC Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies on global drowning work to confront this vast problem.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6474464/
Its occurrence has, nevertheless, been noted to be far less common overall as compared to drownings by other manners of death, or even other types of homicidal asphyxial deaths such as strangulation. One such study of homicidal drowning found 12 out of 2617 homicides, or 0.46%, were a result of drowning ( 26 ).

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/accidental-drowning-deaths-surged-pandemic-worse-for-black-people/
"Drowning is a serious public health problem. Drowning can happen to anyone, at any time, there is access to water. It can be quick, silent, and deadly," Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC's chief medical

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246034
Objective Coastal drowning is a global public health problem which requires evidence to support safety initiatives. The growing multidisciplinary body of coastal drowning research and associated prevention countermeasures is diverse and has not been characterised as a whole. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key concepts, findings, evidence and research gaps in the coastal

https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/31/why-is-drowning-on-the-rise-in-orange-county-and-nationally/
State data shows that in 2019 there were just 31 drowning deaths in Orange County. Most of the victims, nationally and locally, are little kids, ages 1 to 4. In fact, pre-pandemic, drowning was a

https://www.healthline.com/health/near-drowning
an inability to swim. panic in the water. leaving children unattended near bodies of water. leaving babies unattended, even for a short period of time, in bath tubs. falling through thin ice

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150296
28 May 2024 Economic Development. International financing is the fuel for sustainable development, but small island States are "running on empty", drowning in debt and rising sea levels due to climate change and through no fault of their own. That's the warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Day Two of the pivotal Fourth

https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/drowning-reported-at-illinois-river/article_88c1a854-2066-11ef-b5be-1711847d96e6.html
On Saturday, June 1 at 11:53 a.m., a report was made to 911 of a drowning in the river. The Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police, Illinois Valley Fire and American Medical Response came onto the scene to find 39-year-old Zeke Grant of Cave Junction had drowned while swimming in a swimming hole at the park. Witnesses had seen Grant swimming in

https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/about/index.html
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1 to 4 years old. It can happen in seconds and is often silent. Drowning can happen to anyone, any time there is access to water. Drowning is preventable. View the At-a-Glance document below to see how CDC uses data and research to prevent drowning and save lives.

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But the more permanent problem is a chaotic contraction in the streaming economy that has left executives scrambling to cut costs (perhaps by canceling your favorite show) and grow revenue (which

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/world/europe/uk-sunak-election-rwanda.html
That did not include carrying an umbrella during his remarks in front of 10 Downing Street, where Mr. Sunak was drenched in a spring shower that yielded a flood of snarky headlines. "Drowning

https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/01/boeings-first-astronaut-flight-called-off-at-the-last-minute/
June 1, 2024 at 4:09 p.m. A last-minute problem nixed Saturday's launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were

https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/risk-factors/index.html
Children have increased risk of drowning. Drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1-4. 1. Most drownings in children 1-4 happen in swimming pools. 2. Drowning can happen even when children are not expected to be near water, such as when they gain unsupervised access to pools. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional

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Oversized Topps card featuring artwork of Josh Gibson done by former big-leaguer Micah Johnson was unveiled Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, just days after MLB announced Gibson as the all-time