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Table of Contents

About

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Introduction

Key drowning facts

Drowning statistics 2016-2021

Strategy Framework

Priorities

Action levels

CA-WSS Priorities

Using the CA-WSS

Priority 1: Public significance

Priority 2: Data

Priority 3: Everyone a swimmer

Priority 4: Safe at all ages

Priority 5: Pools

Priority 6: Open water

Priority 7 Lifeguards

Priority 8: Water Emergency

Preparedness

Next steps

Acknowledgements

References

Water Safety Strategy

Section 01

Unintentional fatal drowning counts and crude death rates per 100,000 California residents by sex, 2016 - 2021* (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter)(4)

Unintentional fatal drowning counts and crude death rates per 100,000 California residents by race/ethnicity, 2016 - 2021* (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter) (4)

Proportion of fatal drowning by body of water, 2005 - 2019 (Data source: California Comprehensive Master Death File) (5)

1. Drowning Data Snapshot: 2016 - 2021 Statistics

2. Unintentional fatal drowning counts and crude death rates per 100,000 California residents by sex, 2016 - 2021* (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter) (4)

3. Unintentional fatal drowning counts and crude death rates per 100,000 California residents by age group, 2016 - 2021 (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter) (4)

4. Unintentional fatal drowning counts and crude death rates per 100,000 California residents by race/ethnicity, 2016 - 2021* (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter) (4)

5. Proportion of fatal drowning by body of water, 2005 - 2019 (Data source: California Comprehensive Master Death File) (5)

6. Comparing Fatal and Non-Fatal Drowning

7. Count and crude rate of all unintentional drowning incidents (fatal & non-fatal) by age group, 2016-2021 (Data source: CDPH EpiCenter) (4)