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> Many drownings could have been prevented but it's still a relatively niche cause of death.

I read somewhere that drownings were the 2nd leading cause of death for children. Cars were #1.

People drown mainly because they underestimate the risk of it.

I know parents who had their toddler drown. The grief and devastation of that never stops, decade after decade. They had camped near a river bank, and the kid wandered off into the water.



In the youngest age group, drowning beats cars even. https://wisqars.cdc.gov/data/lcd/drill-down?causeLabel=Unint...

Basically the #1 causes of unintentional death in age order are drowning (<5), cars (5-20) then drugs (20+).




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