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DEFINITION
Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
Mortality Statistics > Accident to watercraft causing drowning and submersion (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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United States: |
249 deaths |
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# 2
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Japan: |
75 deaths |
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# 3
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Brazil: |
60 deaths |
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# 4
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Korea, South: |
57 deaths |
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# 5
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Spain: |
39 deaths |
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# 6
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Finland: |
33 deaths |
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# 7
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Mexico: |
31 deaths |
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# 8
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New Zealand: |
28 deaths |
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# 9
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Australia: |
25 deaths |
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# 10
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Canada: |
22 deaths |
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# 11
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Venezuela: |
17 deaths |
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# 12
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Egypt: |
11 deaths |
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# 13
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Thailand: |
10 deaths |
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# 14
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Denmark: |
9 deaths |
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# 15
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Latvia: |
8 deaths |
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= 16
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Sweden: |
7 deaths |
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= 16
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Norway: |
7 deaths |
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= 18
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Colombia: |
5 deaths |
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= 18
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Germany: |
5 deaths |
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= 20
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Argentina: |
4 deaths |
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= 20
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Costa Rica: |
4 deaths |
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= 20
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Chile: |
4 deaths |
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= 23
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Bahamas, The: |
3 deaths |
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= 23
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Cuba: |
3 deaths |
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= 23
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Panama: |
3 deaths |
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= 23
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Hungary: |
3 deaths |
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= 23
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Paraguay: |
3 deaths |
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= 23
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Iceland: |
3 deaths |
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= 29
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Nicaragua: |
2 deaths |
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= 29
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Uruguay: |
2 deaths |
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= 31
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Slovakia: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Kuwait: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Netherlands: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Poland: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Czech Republic: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Lithuania: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Croatia: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Malta: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Ecuador: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Peru: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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Estonia: |
1 deaths |
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= 31
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United Kingdom: |
1 deaths |
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Total: |
744 deaths |
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Weighted average: |
17.7 deaths |
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DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.
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