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Report on Drowning Prevention
July 27 , 2021
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- The World Health Organization launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
- This report said that nearly two-thirds of all global deaths due to drowning occur in the Asia Pacific region.
- Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury and death worldwide.
- It accounts for 7% of all injury-related deaths.
- On an average, men were more likely to drown than women.
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