title: Racial and ethnic disparities in fatal unintentional drowning among persons less than 30 years of age--United States, 1999-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the U.S., almost 4,000 persons die from drowning annually. Among those 0-29 years, drowning is in the top three causes of unintentional injury death.
  
  
  METHODS
  To describe racial/ethnic differences in drowning rates by age of decedent and drowning setting, CDC analyzed 12 years of mortality data from 1999 through 2010 for those ≤29 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to whites, American Indians/Alaska Natives were twice, and blacks were 1.4 times, as likely to drown. Disparities were greatest in swimming pool settings, with drowning rates among blacks aged 5-19 years 5.5 times higher than those among whites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Drowning rates for black children and teens are higher than those of other race/ethnicities, especially in swimming pools.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The practicality and effectiveness of current drowning prevention strategies varies by setting; however, basic swimming skills can be beneficial across all settings and may help reduce racial disparities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F62, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: jrg7@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.affiliation: Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F62, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: eparker@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Erin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003644:Death Certificates; D004332:Drowning / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D054525:Minority Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013551:Swimming Pools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Children; Natural water; Swimming pool; Young adults