Unintentional drowning deaths among children aged 0–17 years : United States, 1999–2019
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Unintentional drowning deaths among children aged 0–17 years : United States, 1999–2019

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    Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality

    • Over the past 2 decades, the rate of unintentional drowning deaths among children aged 0–17 years declined 38%, from 1.6 per 100,000 in 1999 to 1.0 in 2019.

    • Unintentional drowning death rates among children were highest for those aged 1–4, with rates decreasing from 3.2 in 1999 to 2.4 in 2019.

    • In 1999–2019, unintentional drowning death rates were higher for non-Hispanic black children compared with non-Hispanic white and Hispanic children.

    • For the period, unintentional drowning death rates were higher for children in rural compared with urban counties.

    • During 2018–2019, the highest percentage of unintentional drowning deaths occurred in bathtubs for ages under 1 year, in swimming pools for ages 1–4 and 5–13, and in natural bodies of water for ages 14–17.

    Drowning deaths are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for children aged 0–17 years and the leading cause for those aged 1–4 (1). Previous studies using national data have shown that unintentional drowning deaths can differ by sex, age, race and ethnicity, and urban–rural category (2,3). This report uses the latest mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to present national trends in unintentional drowning death rates from 1999 through 2019 for children aged 0–17.

    Suggested citation: Spencer MR, Hedegaard H, Warner M. Unintentional drowning deaths among children aged 0–17 years: United States, 1999–2019. NCHS Data Brief, no 413. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. DOI: https:// dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:107521.

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    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db413-H.pdf

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    Rates of unintentional drowning deaths among children aged 0–17 years decreased from 1999 through 2019. --

    Children aged 1–4 years had the highest rates of unintentional drowning deaths over the past 2 decades. -- After declining from 1999 through 2003, the unintentional drowning death rate for non-Hispanic black children remained stable from 2003 through 2019. -- Unintentional drowning death rates among children were highest in rural counties compared with urban counties from 1999 through 2019. -- During 2018–2019, the highest percentage of unintentional drowning deaths occurred in bathtubs for children aged under 1 year, in swimming pools for those aged 1–4 and 5–13, and in natural bodies of water for those aged 14–17. -- Summary -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.

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    NCHS Data Briefs
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    Journal Issue
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    Statistics
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    United States
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    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
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    7 numbered pages
  • Issue:
    413
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