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Circumstances Surrounding Drowning in those Under 25 in New Zealand (1980-2002)

This publication was produced in collaboration with Water Safety New Zealand. It's objective is to describe the epidemiology of drowning in 0-24 year olds in New Zealand with a view to identifying where appropriate interventions might decrease child and youth mortality.

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for 1-24 year olds in New Zealand.1 In the 1-14 year age group drowning is the second leading cause of injury death after motor vehicle accidents.2, 3 Deaths amongst 0-24 year olds in 1996 alone accounted for 33,762 years of potential life lost4 and each year approximately 20,000 children and teenagers receive hospital inpatient treatment for injury.

This publication is a description of data from 1980-2002, for 0-24 year olds in New Zealand.

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This publication is available for download in PDF and Word format.

Circumstances Surrounding Drowning in those Under 25 in New Zealand (1980-2002) (PDF, 191 KB)
Circumstances Surrounding Drowning in those Under 25 in New Zealand (1980-2002) (Word, 3 MB - Warning, large file size)

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee

Te Rōpū Arotake Auau Mate o te Hunga Tamariki, Taiohi

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Circumstances Surrounding Drowning in those Under 25 in New Zealand (1980-2002)