Published December 14,2024
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The international drowning demise price has dropped 38% since 2000, however over 7.2 million individuals, largely youngsters, might nonetheless die by 2050 if present traits proceed, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
In the first-ever WHO report on drowning prevention, the UN group hailed the decline within the international drowning demise price as “a major global health achievement.”
However, the report famous that drowning stays a significant public well being situation, with greater than 30 individuals estimated to drown each hour and 300,000 perishing in 2021 alone.
The information confirmed that just about half of all drowning deaths happen amongst individuals under the age of 29, whereas 1 / 4 was amongst youngsters underneath the age of 5.
It added that youngsters are at an particularly excessive threat of drowning when not underneath grownup supervision.
“The significant decline in drowning deaths since 2000 is great news and proof that the simple, practical interventions that WHO recommends work,” stated WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
He added: “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.”
At the worldwide degree, 9 in 10 drowning deaths happen in low- and middle-income international locations, the report talked about.
Most drowning deaths worldwide might be prevented with community-based interventions advisable by WHO, together with the set up of boundaries to forestall youngster entry to water, enhancing flood threat administration and strengthening public consciousness about drowning, the report famous.
Source: www.anews.com.tr