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According to the report, “Drowning is the number one cause of death for children 1-4 years old in the United States. Today’s study shows that drowning rates were highest among this age group.
Drowning has long been the leading cause of death for preschool-age children. Drowning rates increased almost 30% in this age group in 2021 and 2022. Although the number of drowning deaths in ...
As of June, Cook Children’s Medical Center reported it has seen at least 54 children for water-related injuries, with eight being fatal. Last year, Tarrant County reported six drownings for the ...
Toddlers can wander off and fall through ice or be left out in cool or cold weather and experience hypothermia. This low body temperature is often fatal but instances of survival after a near drowning occur. Of all drowning deaths in 2013, 82,000 occurred in children less than five years old. [33]
Children are overrepresented in drowning statistics, with children aged 0–4 years old having the highest number of deaths due to unintentional drowning. [106] In 2019 alone, 32,070 children between the ages of 1 and 4 years died as a result of unintentional drowning, equating to an age-adjusted fatality of 6.04 per 100,000 children. [106]
Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury and death worldwide, and the highest rates are among children. Overall, drowning is the most common fatal injury among children aged 1–4 years in the USA, [8] and is the second highest cause of death altogether in that age range, after congenital defects.
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance reports that 88% of child drownings occur with at least one adult present, and 50% of children drown within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. This ...
Pages in category "Child deaths by drowning" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.