The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000-;a major global health achievement.
The World Health OrganizationDec 14 2024 The World Health Organization publishes its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000-;a major global health achievement.
The significant decline in drowning deaths since 2000 is great news and proof that the simple, practical interventions that WHO recommends work. Still, every drowning death is one death too many, and millions of people remain at risk. This report contains crucial data for policy-making and recommendations for urgent action to save lives." Progress in reducing drowning has been uneven. At the global level, 9 in 10 drowning deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries.
Clear guidance to reduce deaths outlined but uptake varies More than 7.2 million people, mainly children, could die by drowning by the year 2050 if current trends continue. Yet most drowning deaths could be prevented by implementing WHO-recommended interventions.
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