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- In 2020, Texas had a higher total number of fatal drownings and higher death rate due to drowning than all 14 prior years. • Male Texans were at higher risk of drowning. - The death rate for male Texans was three times as high as for female Texans.
Jul 13, 2024 · Children aged 1–4 years had the highest drowning death rate compared with all other age groups. Male Texans had a drowning death rate three times higher than that of female Texans. Black Texans had a higher drowning death rate than White Texans and Asian or Pacific Islander Texans.
Jun 10, 2024 · According to the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, 34 kids have drowned in Texas so far this year. In Fort Worth over the weekend, there was a close call at an apartment pool.
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Dec 12, 2023 · Using free, publicly available data from CDC WONDER, the report found that 5401 Texans died due to unintentional drowning during the 15-year time period between 2006 and 2020. There were more fatal drownings and a higher death rate due to drowning in 2020 than all 14 prior years.
Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for kids under the age of five and toddlers are especially at risk. And, drowning can happen in almost any amount of water, indoors or outdoors. But, we can prevent these tragedies if we all watch kids around water!
Sep 1, 2022 · Results: In 2020, 1.26 per 100,000 persons aged ≤29 years died from unintentional drowning, a 16.79% increase from 2019. Drowning death rates decreased 1.81% per year on average (95% CI: −3.02%, −0.59%) from 2010 to 2019.
Dec 12, 2023 · Drowning is a major public health issue internationally. In August 2022, a report was released by members of the Central Texas Drowning Prevention Action Team that provided data on drowning fatalities in Texas between 2006 and 2020 and offered recommendations for drowning prevention actions.