Fatalities

 

 

Hospitalisations

 

Findings

Fatalities

There were two drowning deaths of people using pool floats on rivers in 2020. 

In 2020, it was the highest total for Underwater drowning deaths (12) since 1995, twice the amount of the five year average (6). 

Powered Boat (5) drowning deaths were down 58% on 2019 (12) and 50% on the five year average (10). Apart from 2018 (which had 2 drowning fatalities), it is the lowest total for Powered Boats in over 20 years. 

Hospitalisations

In 2020, Swimming drowning hospitalisations (83) were up 24% on 2019 (67) and 12% on the five year average (74). Over half the Swimming drowning hospitalisation incidents occurred in a pool (43). 

Oar and Paddlecraft drowning hospitalisations (15) in 2020 were up 36% on 2019 (11) and 50% on five year average (10). 

In 2020, Jumping Off drowning hospitalisations (15) were up slightly on the 2019 total (14) and up 36% on the five year average (11). 40% (6) of Jumping Off drowning hospitalisations occurred in Rivers and 33% (5) in the Sea.