Table 3 Fatal drowning in the Netherlands; comparison between 1998 and 2007 and 2008–2017 by cause of drowning and age group. The mortality ratio of 2008–2017 is age-adjusted (SM) based on the population 1998–2007. Additional information on Standard Mortality, Standard Mortality Ratio, Deviation Rate and 95% Confidence Interval is available as Supplementary Table 3
From: Fatal drowning statistics from the Netherlands – an example of an aggregated demographic profile
1998–2007 | 2008–2017 | |
|---|---|---|
Standard Mortality (SM) | ||
Total drowning | ||
Number of drownings | 2886 | 2685 |
Incidence per 100,000 | 1.79 | 1.60 |
Standard Mortality | 1.79 | 1.51** |
Average age at death | 48.9 yrs | 52.8 yrs |
Male / female | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Suicide by drowning | ||
Number of drownings | 1202 | 1164 |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.75 | 0.69 |
Standard Mortality | 0.75 | 0.63** |
Average age at death | 57.9 yrs | 59.4 yrs |
Male / female | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Accidental drowning | ||
Number of drownings | 1113 | 1004 |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.69 | 0.60 |
Standard Mortality | 0.69 | 0.58** |
Average age at death | 41.9 yrs | 47.3 yrs |
Male / female | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Transport accidents with drowning | ||
Number of drownings | 453 | 452 |
Incidence per 100,000 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
Standard Mortality | 0.28 | 0.26 |
Average age at death | 48.9 yrs | 52.8 yrs |
Male / female | 3.7 | 4.0 |