The death rate for accidental drownings is highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new study from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Based on data from 1999 through 2010, 379 Native Americans died in unintentional drownings. Though the overall number was low, the rate per 100,000 people was 2.57, far higher than any other racial or ethnic group.
"Among non-Hispanics, the overall drowning rate for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) was twice the rate for whites, and the rate for blacks was 1.4 times the rate for whites," the study in the
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report stated.
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Unintentional Drowning Among Persons Aged ≤29 Years — United States, 1999–2010 (MMWR May 16, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 19)
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