Data-driven insights are used to support advocacy and reduce preventable drowning, water-related injury and hospitalisations.
New Zealand has a high fatal drowning rate compared to other Western nations such as Australia, Canada and the UK. For the past ten years our rate has been 1.6 per 100,000 of population and for 2024 is 1.4. In comparison, Australia's per capita rate is 1.1 and Canada's 1.3.
New Zealand has a high fatal drowning rate compared to other Western nations such as Australia, Canada and the UK. For the past ten years our rate has been 1.6 per 100,000 of population and for 2024 is 1.4. In comparison, Australia's per capita rate is 1.1 and Canada's 1.3.
