Table 6 Demographics, activity and location of fatal unintentional drowning, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
| Â | Australia | Canada | New Zealand | X2 (p value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | Â | |
Total | 2792 | 34.1 | 4572 | 55.9 | 812 | 9.9 | 118.349 (p < 0.001) |
Sex (N = 8176) | |||||||
 Male | 2182 | 78.2 | 3715 | 81.3 | 669 | 82.4 | 13.027 (p = 0.001) |
 Female | 610 | 21.8 | 857 | 18.7 | 143 | 17.6 | |
Age group (n = 8174) | |||||||
 Children (0–17 years) | 492 | 17.6 | 555 | 12.1 | 138 | 17.0 | 46.431 (p < 0.001) |
 Adults (18–64 years) | 1254 | 44.9 | 2220 | 48.6 | 376 | 46.3 | 9.622 (p = 0.008) |
 Older people (65 years and older) | 1046 | 37.5 | 1795 | 39.3 | 298 | 36.7 | 3.470 (p = 0.176) |
International tourists (N = 8176) | |||||||
 Yes | 132 | 4.7 | 122 | 2.7 | 40 | 4.9 | 28.917 (p < 0.001) |
 No | 2606 | 93.3 | 4426 | 96.8 | 706 | 86.9 | |
 Unknown | 46 | 1.6 | 24 | 0.5 | 66 | 8.1 | – |
First Nations Peoples (N = 8176) | |||||||
 Yes | 156 | 5.6 | 503 | 11.0 | 194 | 23.9 | 195.631 (p < 0.001) |
 No | 2232 | 79.9 | 4033 | 88.2 | 597 | 73.5 | |
Unknown | 382 | 13.7 | 36 | 0.8 | 21 | 2.6 | – |
Aquatic location of drowning incident (N = 8176) | |||||||
 Bathtub | 203 | 7.3 | 444 | 9.7 | 40 | 4.9 | 27.655 (p < 0.001) |
 Beach | 636 | 22.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 22.3 | 1150.963 (p < 0.001) |
 Lake/Pond | 251 | 9.0 | 1665 | 36.4 | 72 | 8.9 | 826.485 (p < 0.001) |
 Ocean/Harbour | 435 | 15.6 | 421 | 9.2 | 254 | 31.3 | 300.481 (p < 0.001) |
 Other | 99 | 3.5 | 334 | 7.3 | 23 | 2.8 | 59.527 (p < 0.001) |
 River | 756 | 27.1 | 1282 | 28.0 | 183 | 22.5 | 10.643 (p = 0.005) |
 Swimming Pool | 412 | 14.8 | 423 | 9.3 | 59 | 7.3 | 66.262 (p < 0.001) |
 Unknown | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
Activity immediately prior to drowning (N = 8176) | |||||||
 Aquatic activity | 793 | 28.4 | 1171 | 25.6 | 355 | 43.7 | 72.757 (p < 0.001) |
 Bathing | 201 | 7.2 | 437 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 91.064 (p < 0.001) |
 Boating | 479 | 17.2 | 1098 | 24.0 | 167 | 20.6 | 37.105 (p < 0.001) |
 Non-aquatic activity | 839 | 30.1 | 906 | 19.8 | 287 | 35.3 | 165.660 (p < 0.001) |
 Non-aquatic transport | 183 | 6.6 | 740 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 266.668 (p < 0.001) |
 Oher | 20 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 96.587 (p < 0.001) |
 Unknown | 277 | 9.9 | 220 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | – |