More than 300,000 people die from drowning every year – and nearly all of these cases are preventable, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
It's the first-ever global report from WHO on how to prevent drownings, drawn from surveying 139 countries.
Children are the highest-risk group, the report found. Nearly a quarter of all drowning deaths happen among children under age 4. Another 19% of drowning deaths are among kids between ages 5 and 14.
That means drowning is a leading cause of death for children across the globe.
"It is definitely underrecognized, and it is extremely devastating -- yet so preventable," said Caroline Lukaszyk, a technical officer for injury prevention at the WHO. "No matter where you live, what context you're in, it's still preventable."
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