New Zealand has one of the highest fatal drowning rates in the OECD1. This report is our way of drawing a line in the sand. We, Surf Life Saving New Zealand, are saying “enough is enough”. No more unnecessary deaths from drowning on our beaches and along our coastline.
N O N - FATA L
DROWNING ANALYSIS
SECTION FOUR
10-YEAR OVERVIEW | 2009-19
NON-FATAL DROWNING
A subset of drowning, the process of experiencing
respiratory impairment from submersion/
immersion in liquid, where the outcome is
classified as morbidity and no morbidity.
253
NON-FATAL
DROWNING
INCIDENTS
AVERAGE NON-FATAL
DROWNINGS
PER YEAR
25
37%
UNDER THE AGE OF
25
1:1.86
RATIO FATAL : NON-FATAL
DROWNING INCIDENTS
(all ages)
1:15
0-14 YEARS OLD RATIO
FATAL : NON-FATAL
DROWNING INCIDENTS
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