Dec 13, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on drowning with key facts and information on the scope of the problem, who is at risk, prevention and WHO response.

Jul 25, 2023 · Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from immersion in liquid. Outcomes are classified as death, morbidity and no morbidity. Drowning is a leading killer. The …

Jun 20, 2025 · Drowning has claimed over 3 million lives in the past decade - mostly children and youth - demanding urgent action now. This #WorldDrowningPrevention Day, we’re sharing powerful stories …

Dec 13, 2024 · The Global status report on drowning prevention details the scale of global drowning fatalities, and progress made in advancing strategies and actions to reduce drowning around the …

Jul 22, 2024 · Nearly a quarter of a million people in the world lose their lives to drowning every year, with about 82 000 of them children aged 1 to 14 years. While drowning can happen to anyone, it is …

Dec 13, 2024 · In 2019, more than 74 000 people drowned in the Western Pacific Region - one third of the world's drowning deaths. It kills more children under than the age of 15 in the Western Pacific …

Dec 13, 2024 · The first-ever Global status report on drowning prevention details the scale of global drowning fatalities, and progress made in advancing strategies and actions to reduce drowning …

Los ahogamientos son la tercera causa de muerte por traumatismo no intencional en el mundo y suponen un 9% de todas las muertes relacionadas con traumatismos.

Jul 25, 2022 · World Drowning Prevention Day, declared through the April 2021 UN General Assembly resolution A/75/L.76 “Global drowning prevention”, is held annually on 25 July.

Nov 17, 2014 · Drowning is a serious and neglected public health threat claiming the lives of 372 000 people a year worldwide. More than 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. …