From: Fatal drowning statistics from the Netherlands – an example of an aggregated demographic profile
1998–2017 | Suicide by drowning | Accidental drowning | Transport accidents with drowning |
---|---|---|---|
Number of drownings | 2366 | 2117 | 905 |
Percentage of total drowning | 42.5% | 39.1% | 16.2% |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.28 |
Male / female | 1.44 | 3.80 | 3.92 |
Average age | 58.7 yrs | 44.5 yrs | 45.7 yrs |
Age group with the highest number of deaths | 60–69 yrs. (n = 508) incidence 1.48 | 0–9 yrs. (n = 316) and 50–59 yrs. (n = 316) incidence 0.82 and 0.71 resp. | 20–29 yrs. (n = 183) incidence 0.44 |
Age group with the lowest number of deaths | 0–9 yrs. (n = 0) | 10–19 yrs. (n = 129) | 0–9 yrs. (n = 21) |
Age group with the highest incidence | 80+ yrs. (n = 267) incidence 2.14 | 80+ yrs. (n = 165) incidence 1.32 | 80+ yrs. (n = 62) incidence 0.50 |
Age group with the lowest incidence | 0–9 yrs. (n = 0) incidence 0.00 | 10–19 yrs. (n = 129) incidence 0.33 | 0–9 yrs. (n = 21) incidence 0.05 |