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Averege Anual Deaths By Sex and Location
This is a table about the common drowning places for children.
| Location |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes |
| Bath Tub |
25.4% |
5.7% |
9.7% |
| Swimming Pool |
24.0% |
14.3% |
16.3% |
| Natural Water |
25.9% |
52.7% |
47.2% |
| Other/Unspecified |
24.8% |
27.3% |
26.8% |
Global Drowning Deaths By Sex and Region
Rate per 100,000 people. Documented from www.who.int/
violence_injury_prevention/.
| Category |
World Total |
African Region |
Americas Region |
Eastern Mediterranean Region |
European Region |
SE Asian Region |
Western Pacific Region |
| Males |
281,717 |
67,654 |
20,181 |
20,712 |
30,322 |
55,258 |
87,600 |
| Females |
127,554 |
23,311 |
4,408 |
6,904 |
7,196 |
36,250 |
49,216 |
| Total |
409,272 |
90,965 |
24,589 |
27,616 |
37,518 |
91,778 |
136,816 |
| Percentage |
100% |
22.3% |
6% |
6.8% |
9.1% |
22.4% |
33.4% |
| Rate |
6.8 |
14.2 |
3 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
6 |
8.1 |
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