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HOW COMMON ARE DROWNING DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES?

According to the CDC, an average of 3,536 unintentional drownings took place from 2005 to 2014.

For every child drowning death, five children receive emergency care for submersion injuries that do not prove fatal.

More than half of drowning victims who receive care in emergency rooms have to be hospitalized or be treated at other medical facilities.

This compared to a hospitalization rate of six percent for all other unintentional injuries.

Nonfatal drowning injuries frequently lead to severe brain damage, which can cause major disabilities including memory failure.

Nearly 80 percent of drowning victims are male.

The CDC lists the following as factors that can influence one's risk of drowning:

  • lack of barriers (such as fencing around a swimming pool)
  • the inability to swim
  • lack of supervision
  • no access to life jackets
  • seizure disorders
  • alcohol use
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