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    How many people drown annually in the United States or the world, and is there a chart that divides this into age groups?

    Question #28414. Asked by swimmer. (Feb 20 03 12:13 AM)


    sequoianoir

    		http://www.capnhq.gov/nhq/capnews/00-08/hq.htm
    suggests that 7000 people die by drowning every year in the USA, thats's about 20 every day.
    No age breakdown.

    Feb 20 03, 1:29 AM
    sequoianoir

    		This links says 140,000 people drown worldwide every year.(no breakdown)
    http://www.seapromarine.com/pages/bogus_sales_pitch.html

    Feb 20 03, 1:40 AM
    sequoianoir

    		According to The International Life Saving Federation.

    A man, woman or child drowns in the world every two minutes.
    More than 250,000 people drown every year.

    http://ciudad.latinol.com/agpmaster/English/Federation.htm

    Feb 20 03, 1:43 AM

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