The U.S. generally has about 4,000 drowning deaths per year, but that number has risen dramatically over the past four years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 500 more people died from drowning each year between 2020 and 2022 than did in 2019, the CDC reports. Annual deaths from drowning in the U.S. have increased for the first time in decades ...

It comes on the heels of an increase in drowning deaths in the US in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic. Each year, on average, about 4,000 Americans died from accidental drowning, a number ...

Annual deaths from drowning in the U.S. have increased for the first time in decades, new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals. More than 4,500 people died ...

But that number has been about 10% higher the last few years, adding 500 to 600 more deaths each year to the annual tally. It’s the first uptick in drowning rates in the US for at least two decades.

Drowning deaths in the U.S. are on the rise for the first time in decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 4,500 people drowned each year from 2020 to 2022, which is ...

Drowning is the number one cause of death for U.S. children between the ages of 1 and 4. And despite having been on the decline for decades, such deaths have increased in recent years, according ...

The U.S. generally has about 4,000 drowning deaths per year, but that number has risen dramatically over the past four years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After decades ...

May 15, 2024 – Public health officials are calling for a nationwide effort to increase the number of people taking swimming lessons. That’s because new data show drowning deaths have sustained ...