APools are the place where the most drowning happens, especially those of particular use.
More than 50 children and young people died for drowning between 2020 and 2023, according to data from the Association for the Promotion of Children’s Security (APSI), which together with GNR has the drowning prevention campaign.
In a joint statement, the and (GNR) Remember the campaign that began on June 16 and ends on September 30 to sensitize families to the importance of safety rules to be respected by water, namely, on the beaches, rivers, dams, pools or tanks.
According to APSI data, Between 2020 and 2023 55 children and young people died by drowning (14 in 2020, 12 in 2021.19 by 2022 and 10 in 2023, according to the numbers of the ).
Dezanove of the children who died by drowning were up to 04 years, four between 05 and 09, eight teenagers between 10 and 14 years and 24 young people between 15 and 19 years.
“In general, the number of deaths and hospitalizations in children and young people following a drowning has diminished in recent decades – from 28 to 10 in the case of deaths and from 49 to 10 in the case of hospitalizations (years 2002 and 2023 respectively)”, .
However, between 2020 and 2023 the average number of drowning deaths per year rose to 14 (when 7.3 was the average of the predecessor triennium).
“This, associated with the largest number of cases of fatal and non -fatal drowning recorded in the press over the past five years, seems to indict, contrary to what has been happening, a trend of increasing the number of drowning deaths,” the association indicates.
APSI also states that us Cases Reeveted by 112 for CODO/INEMwhich include diving accidents, there was a increase in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, APSI registered 12 cases of drowning reported in the press and seven was fatal.
“Cases reported by the press over the past five years, namely with fatal outcome, have been higher than in previous years. This could indicate an increase in cases of fatal drowning in the latest years,” is referred to in the report.
