Table 2 Rates of fatal drowning by age group and sex, Eastern Mediterranean Region

Both males and females

 EMR

2004 [83]

7.7 (< 1 yr)

9.0 (1-4 yr)

5.9

5.2

7.3

 Iran

2002–2007 [35]

1.5

3.1

9.4

16.1

17.0

9.4

6.1

4.3

4.1

2.8

2.6

1.0

1.4

2.4

1.2

2005–06 [40, 43]

2.75

6.12

4.08

3.90

2006–07 [40, 43]

2.61

5.40

2.40

3.07

2007–08 [40, 43]

2.47

5.40

4.00

2.82

2008–09 [40, 43]

2.08

2.10

3.80

2.80

2006–2006 [50]

1.0 (0–15 years)

3.55 (16+ years)

2005 [52]

4.3 (< 1 yr)

4.2 (1–4 yrs)

1.8

1.9

2002–2006 [56]

1.8

1.8

3.0

1.1

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.8

 Palestine

2001–2003 [93]

2.7

0.8

0.7

1.6

Females

 EMR

2004 [83]

7.0 (< 1 yr)

6.8 (1–4 yrs)

4.3

2.9

3.3

 Iran

1990–2015 [44]

5.2

2002–2006 [56]

1.4

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

2005–2006 [50]

0.68

2008–2009 [54]

0.54

2008–2009 [54]

–

0.5

1.2

0.3

–

–

–

2013 [55]

4.83

2014 [55]

4.43

2015 [55]

2.98

2016 [55]

4.31

2017 [55]

2.92

2018 [55]

4.21

Males

 EMR

2004 [83]

8.4 (< 1 yr)

11.2 (1–4 yrs)

7.5

7.4

11.0

 Iran

1990–2015 [44]

7.5

2002–2006 [56]

2.1

2.9

5.6

1.8

0.8

0.9

1.3

1.2

2005–2006 [50]

3.86

2008–2009 [54]

6.2

2008–2009 [54]

3.1

3.9

11.1

4.7

2.5

1.5

–

2013 [55]

23.22

2014 [55]

22.97

2015 [55]

19.85

2016 [55]

21.47

2017 [55]

19.70

2018 [55]

20.91