2020 Regions

 

 

2020 Regions Per 100k Population

 

 

Findings

Fatalities

Auckland had the highest total number of drowning fatalities in 2020, but with its population, the per 100,000 rate is 0.9. West Coast had the highest per 100,000 rate of 6.1. 

Hawke’s Bay had an increase from 2 drowning fatalities in 2019 to 7 in 2020.  

Northland decreased from its significantly high total of 15 in 2019 to 9 in 2020. This is similar to the five year average. 

Hospitalisations

Auckland had the highest number of drowning hospitalisations (66) in 2020, which was an increase of 22% on the five year average (55). 

Gisborne had the highest per 100,000 rate of drowning hospitalisations in 2020, with a rate of 9.9. 

In 2020, Canterbury (21) had its highest number of drowning hospitalisations since records began in 2004. This was an increase of 62% on the 2014-2018 five year average (13).