Table 2 Fatal drowning in the Netherlands 1998–2017: Comparison between migration backgrounds and non-residents. Additional data on the incidence per 100,000 population by cause of drowning, migration background and age is available as Supplementary Table to Figure 2 and Table 2
From: Fatal drowning statistics from the Netherlands – an example of an aggregated demographic profile
Residents of the Netherlands | Non-residents of the Netherlands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1998–2017 | Native Dutch background | Western background | Non-western background | |
Total drowning | ||||
Number of drownings | 3840 (68.9%) | 427 (7.7%) | 625 (11.2%) | 679 (12.2%) |
Incidence per 100,000 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.76 | – |
Standard Mortality | 1.46 | 1.44 | 2.70* | – |
Average age at death | 55.6 yrs | 50.2 yrs | 32.5 yrs | 40.7 yrs |
Male / female | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
Suicide by drowning | ||||
Number of drownings | 1803 | 185 | 209 | 169 |
Percentage of total drownings | 47.0% | 43.3% | 33.4% | 24.9% |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.59 | – |
Standard Mortality | 0.68 | 0.62 | 1.16* | – |
Average age at death | 61.9 yrs | 58.4 yrs | 42.6 yrs | 44.3 yrs |
Accidental drowning | ||||
Number of drownings | 1257 | 163 | 298 | 399 |
Percentage of total drownings | 32.7% | 38.2% | 47.7% | 58.8% |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.84 | – |
Standard Mortality | 0.48 | 0.57* | 1.15* | – |
Average age at death | 50.9 yrs | 43.5 yrs | 25.3 yrs | 38.8 yrs |
Transport accidents with drowning | ||||
Number of drownings | 647 | 60 | 87 | 111 |
Percentage of total drownings | 16.8% | 14.1% | 13.9% | 16.3% |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.24 | – |
Standard Mortality | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.28 | – |
Average age at death | 48.1 yrs | 43.7 yrs | 32.9 yrs | 42.0 yrs |