Unintentional drowning rates higher in 2020

Vital Signs: Drowning Death Rates, Self-Reported Swimming ... - CDC

Approximately 4,000 persons die from unintentional drowning in the United States each year, and some population groups are disproportionately ...

Increased unintentional drowning deaths in 2020 by age, race ...

Drowning death rates decreased 1.81% per year on average (95% CI: −3.02%, −0.59%) from 2010 to 2019. The largest increases in unintentional drowning deaths from ...

QuickStats: Unintentional Drowning Death Rates of Children... - CDC

During 2020–2021, the unintentional drowning death rate was 1.1 ... Rates were higher among males (1.5) than females (0.7). Among ...

Unintentional Drowning Death Rates† of Children and Adolescents ...

During 2020–2021, the unintentional drowning death rate was 1.1 deaths per ... Rates were higher among males (1.5) than females (0.7). Among children ...

The latest CDC data shows unintentional drowning deaths have ...

Unintentional drowning deaths have been rising for years ... drowning deaths annually between 2020 and 2022, an increase of 500 since 2019.

US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades ... - CNN

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 ...

Racial disparities in drowning deaths persist, research shows by ...

In the United States, drowning deaths are on the rise after decades of decline. More than 4,500 people drowned each year from 2020 to 2022 ...

Unintentional drowning rates higher in 2020, 2021, 2022 than 2019

Unintentional drowning rates were higher in 2020, 2021, and 2022 than in 2019 and are highest among children aged 1 to 4 years, according to ...

Increased unintentional drowning deaths in 2020 by age ... - SafetyLit

These rates were compared to drowning death rates for the previous 10 years (2010-2019). RESULTS: In 2020, 1.26 per 100,000 persons aged ≤29 years died from ...

Drowning deaths in US on the rise for the 1st time in decades

More than 4,500 people died due to unintentional drowning each year between 2020 and 2022 — an increase from 2019, when about 4,000 people ...

After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again - NPR

That jumped to more than 4,500 fatalities annually in 2020, 2021 and 2022 — roughly a 10% increase. ... highest rate of drowning, the report found ...

Unintentional Drowning Rates Higher in 2020, 2021, 2022 Than 2019

Unintentional drowning rates were higher in 2020, 2021, and 2022 than in 2019 and are highest among children aged 1 to 4 years, according to ...

Increased unintentional drowning deaths in 2020 by age, race ...

These rates were compared to drowning death rates for the previous 10 years (2010-2019). Results: In 2020, 1.26 per 100,000 persons aged ≤29 ...

Drownings rise for first time in decades; young children face high risk

Drowning rates were “significantly” higher between 2020 and 2022 than before the pandemic, the researchers write. In 2019, 1.2 per 100,000 ...

Disparities in U.S. Childhood and Adolescent Drowning Deaths

Overall boys are at higher risk for drowning, with more than twice the death rate of girls (6 per 1,000,000 for girls versus 15.6 for boys).1. Rates of drowning ...

Drowning deaths up sharply, especially among young kids: CDC

In 2019, the overall unintentional drowning death rate was 1.2 per 100,000 people. It was 10.5% higher in 2020, 13.7% higher in 2021 and 9.1% ...

Drowning deaths surged during the pandemic — and it was worse ...

Compared to 2019, drowning rates increased among Black people by 22.2% in 2020 and 28.3% in 2021. Drowning rates were the worst overall for ...

Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death, accounting for 9% of all injury-related deaths. The global burden and death ...

CDC Data Shows Drowning Rates Are Rising In the US - Healthnews

Unintentional drowning claims the lives of around 4,000 people in the United States each year. It is the leading cause of death among children ...

Drowning Deaths Rise Across the United States - WebMD

Drowning deaths increased a dramatic 10.5% from 2019 to 2020, from 4,067 deaths in 2019 to 4,589 in 2020. During the prior decade, annual ...