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Table 1 Drowning rates in Bangladesh

From: Willingness to administer mouth-to-mouth ventilation in a first response program in rural Bangladesh

Adult drowning rates

Age group (yrs)

Drowning rates/100,000

18-24

2.0

25-44

1.1

45-64

6.4

65 & above

4.6

18 -65+

2.4

Child drowning rates

Age group (yrs)

Drowning rates/100,000

1-4

86.3

5-9

26.2

10-17

2.6

1-17

28.6

  1. Source: Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey, Dhaka: DGHS, ICMH, UNICEF, TASC; 2005