The World Health Organization (WHO) published its first-ever global status report on drowning prevention on Friday, December 13, 2024. The report, released at an event in Geneva, reveals that three lakh people died by drowning in 2021 around the world (an estimated 30 every hour).



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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever report on drowning prevention, highlighting a 38% reduction in the global drowning death rate since 2000. This significant achievement underscores the effectiveness of simple, practical interventions recommended by WHO. Despite this progress, drowning remains a major public health challenge, with over 30 people drowning every hour and an estimated 300,000 lives lost in 2021 alone. C…

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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. However, the report notes that drowning remains a major public health issue with more than 30 people estimated to be drowning every hour and 300 000

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The World Health Organization has published its first report on drowning prevention, showing a 38% decrease in global drowning deaths since 2000. However, more than 30 people are still estimated to drown every hour, with children under 5 and individuals under 29 being most at risk. Progress in reducing drowning deaths has been uneven, with 9 in 10 deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. WHO recommends various interventions to preve…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, highlighting a 38% drop in global drowning deaths since 2000. Despite this progress, drowning remains a significant public health issue, with an estimated 3,00,000 drowning deaths reported in 2021. The report warns that if current trends persist, over 7.2 million people, primarily children, could die by drowning by 2050. Almost half of these fata…

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