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Table of Contents

About

Forward

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

Drowning Data Snapshot: 2016 - 2021 Statistics

About the data from CDPH EpiCenter

The data presented in this Snapshot with a superscript reference number four (4) are from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Injury and Violence Prevention Branch via the EpiCenter California Injury Data Online platform. CDPH EpiCenter data represents counts and rates for unintentional drowning/submersion injuries including ICD-10 codes: W65, W66, W67, W68, W69, W70, W73, W74. The data portal can be accessed by visiting: https://skylab4.cdph.ca.gov/epicenter/

For more infographics check the following pages:

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)