Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific: WHO report
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Updated: Jul 23, 2021 08:12 IST
By Joymala Bagchi
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in the Asia Pacific, said a World Health Organization (WHO) report.
WHO on Friday launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
During the launch of the report, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, South-East Asia, WHO said, "Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7 per cent of all injury-related deaths."
Low and middle-income countries account for more than 90 per cent of unintentional drowning deaths, and over half of the world's drownings occur in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, according to WHO.