Unintentional drowning fatalities in Sweden between 2002 and 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite declining over the past three decades, unintentional drownings still account for an estimated 236 000 annual deaths worldwide. Susceptibility persists amongst demographic groups and is influenced by sex, age, and socio-economic status, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions. Due to rapidly evolving population dynamics, particularly within Europe, there is a further responsibility to understand the impact of ethnicity on the risks of drowning to guide prevention.

Methods

We conducted a national population-based retrospective study using data from the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine and Statistics Sweden for the years 2002 to 2021. The analysis includes variables such as age, sex, presence of alcohol and narcotics as well as activity und

SUBMITTER: Tyr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568521 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature