Stats

Drowning Statistics

WE HAVE TO ALL TRY TO END DROWNING NOW

Last year 2018 alone there was 2,077 Drownings , 336 of them were children under 5

From 2009 to 2018:

There have been 24,190 drownings in the U.S.

3,913 under the age of 4

2,046 ages 5-12

2,743 ages 13-19

15,488 Adults

21.3% in Pools, 25.9% in Lakes, 27.2% in Rivers, 10.4% in Oceans

Unfortunate top states:

#1) Florida = 1,945 Deaths

#2) Texas = 1,857 Deaths

#3) California = 1,810 Deaths

#4) New York = 907 Deaths

#5) Michigan = 746 Deaths

#6) N Carolina = 725 Deaths

#7) Georgia = 706 Deaths

• Drowning is a leading cause of death for children ages 1-5

• Drowning is the Second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death ages 1-14

• Annually over 3,500 fatal unintentional (non-boating related) drownings

• Annually over 345 fatal boating related drownings.

• Alcohol contributes to more than 50% of all boating accidents.

• 80% of all drowning victims are male or boys

• African American & Hispanic nationality account for more than 3 times as many drowning incidents

• Taking part in formal swimming lessons and water safety classes can reduce the risk of drowning by up to 88%

Information obtained from USA Swimming, The American CDC, CPSC, NDPA and NIT.