Drowning among older people: a neglected yet vital component of global drowning prevention.

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Article in Injury epidemiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ali IşınDepartment of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, 07058, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-2117

Amy E PedenSchool of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia. a.peden@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-1511

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP2009306

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally in 2021, for the first time, the unintentional drowning fatality rate among people aged 70 years and older (8.15 per 100,000 people) surpassed the drowning rate of children under five years (7.66 per 100,000 people). While strong investment and advocacy in child drowning prevention have proven effective, we currently lack the research, consensus-based risk factors, and age-specific drowning prevention interventions for older people. Amid a globally aging population, we use this comment to highlight the need for increased evidence to reduce the persistent yet preventable fatal drowning rate for this age group.

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Aging populationDrowningFallsPreventionPreventive interventionsRisk factors

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PMID41530891

DOI10.1186/s40621-025-00651-4

PMCPMC12802321

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