Drowning: do you know enough about this global killer? – quiz

The future leaders in lifesaving course at the RNLI college in Poole trains people from around the world in how to prevent drowning. Photograph: Nathan Williams/RNLI

1. Drowning claims 372,000 lives every year. But which types of drowning are not included in that figure?

   1. Floods and tsunamis

   2. Ferry accidents and migrant boat capsizes

   3. Suicide and homicide

   4. All of the above

2. Half as many people die from drowning as from …

   1. Cholera

   2. Malaria

   3. Diarrhoea

   4. Malnutrition

3. In terms of death from unintentional injury, where does drowning rank globally?

   1. 1st

   2. 3rd

   3. 7th

   4. 14th

4. 

   In children aged 0-14, where does drowning rank in terms of death from unintentional injury?

   1. 1st

   2. 2nd

   3. 7th

   4. 11th

5. 

   Which region has the highest drowning rate?

   1. South-east Asia

   2. Western Pacific

   3. Eastern Mediterranean

   4. Africa

6. Which of these countries ranks in the top 20 worldwide with the highest drowning rates?

   1. Thailand

   2. Lithuania

   3. Philippines

   4. Belarus

7. What percentage of drowning deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries?

   1. 91

   2. 52

   3. 41

   4. 29

8. Where is drowning most common?

   1. More than 10 metres out to sea

   2. Closer than 10 metres to the shore

   3. Inland

   4. At the beach

9. 

   How many times is drowning mentioned in the UN sustainable development goals?

   1. 0

   2. 1

   3. 6

   4. 12

10. Drowning injuries are the second leading cause of death for children aged 1-14 in which country?

    1. Australia

    2. Bangladesh

    3. China

    4. US

Solutions

1:D - According to the World Health Organisation's 2014 global report on drowning, many deaths go unreported, 2:B - Drowning deaths are also equivalent to two-thirds of those from malnutrition, 3:B, 4:A - There were 140,219 drowning deaths in this age group in 2012 (second were deaths from road traffic injuries, at 134,795), according to the WHO Global Health Estimate 2014, 5:D - The second highest is south-east Asia, followed by the western Pacific, 6:D - Belarus has the 18th highest drowning rate worldwide, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease Study. It is believed death is caused from bathing while intoxicated, 7:A, 8:C - In one rural community in Vellore, India, nearly 90% of drowning deaths involved water in a pot, well or pond , 9:A - Yet tackling drowning is key to meeting childhood mortality, climate adaptation and resilience targets, 10:D - Drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged 1-14 in China; the leading cause of death for children aged 1-3 in Australia and accounts for 43% of deaths in children aged 1-3 in Bangladesh

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