The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention (free)

Related Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free PDF) Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free) AND Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Unintentional drowning is the third leading cause of injury-related deaths behind road injuries and falls, causing more than 295,000 deaths in 2017. Read more about the burden of #drowning in a new study in @IP_BMJ: https://t.co/XfhLLORHfT pic.twitter.com/1LC06BAi2t

— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) February 21, 2020