Unintentional drowning rate tells an interesting story to me.
It's *almost* completely preventable, in principle...
but are there narratives we can construct from the data?
It's *almost* completely preventable, in principle...
but are there narratives we can construct from the data?
By age:
- Under 1 yr old are high risk for drowning in bathtubs.
- 1--4 yr olds more likely to drown in swimming pools or lakes/ponds
- Older ppl drowning deaths show a broad distribution of locations.
- Under 1 yr old are high risk for drowning in bathtubs.
- 1--4 yr olds more likely to drown in swimming pools or lakes/ponds
- Older ppl drowning deaths show a broad distribution of locations.
Breaking out just 1-4 yr old deaths, boys more than twice as likely as girls to die from drowning, and the rates are largely unchanged for drowning 1999-2010.
Over that same period, MVA deaths decreased, likely reflecting public health regulation and education.
Over that same period, MVA deaths decreased, likely reflecting public health regulation and education.
Across all age categories, males more likely to drown in natural water, women don't show strong bias in any single category.
So, the question that remains for me: Why are boys age 1-5 so likely to die in natural water relative to girls? Is there a risk-prone behavior, or is it difference in parental behavior, or is it perhaps access to swimming pools?
