Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were more likely to drown at inland waterway locations and less likely to drown at coastal locations than non-Aboriginal people. Rivers and creeks were found to be the leading location for drowning for all age groups except for children aged 0 to 4 years who were more likely to drown in a swimming pool. Over half of all drowning deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people occurred in inland waterways. Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drowning deaths also occurred locally to where people lived (86%), often in the same postcode. Where?ĭrowning deaths mostly occurred in locations classified as very remote (31.6%), outer regional locations (29.6%) and remote (8.5%). In contrast, drowning deaths among non-Aboriginal Australians were more likely to occur in major cities (39.6% versus16.4%) and inner regional locations (27.6% versus 13.2%). Most drowning deaths occurred in summer (42%), on a weekday (69%) and in the afternoon (44%). However, rates of non-fatal drowning were found to be similar across both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, with Aboriginal children recording 3.7 hospital admissions recorded per 100,000 compared with 3.5 admissions per 100,000 for non-Aboriginal children. The highest risk groups were found to be children aged 0 to 4 years and those aged 45 to 54 years. Aboriginal children are 2.9 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to drown, and Aboriginal adults aged 45 to 54 years are 3.5 times more likely to drown than non-Aboriginal people of the same age. What the data tells us Who?īetween 20, 152 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people drowned, 75% of which were male. However, the study shows there has been considerable progress in reducing the number of drowning deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, with drowning rates falling by 46.8% between 20. A 10-year analysis 2008/09 to 2017/18', shows that these communities accounted for 5.5% of total drowning deaths in Australia during the study period, despite making up only 3.3% of the Australian population. The research, published in Royal Life Saving's report 'Drowning deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Royal Life Saving research shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 1.7 times more likely to drown than the rest of the Australian population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are over-represented in drowning data.
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