17 November 2014 ¦ GENEVA - WHO’s first "Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer" reveals that drowning claims the lives of 372 000 people each year and is among the 10 leading causes of death for children and young people in every region.
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该报告令人警醒的其它调查结果还有：
Other stark findings from the report include:
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全球半数以上溺水死亡者不足25岁；
globally, over half of all drowning deaths are among those aged under 25 years;
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五岁以下儿童溺水率最高；
the highest rates for drowning are among children under 5 years of age;
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男性溺水率是女性两倍以上；
males are 2 times more likely to drown than females;
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90%以上溺水事件发生在低收入和中等收入国家，其中非洲、东南亚和西太平洋区域溺水率最高。
more than 90% of drowning occurs in low- and middle-income countries, with the highest rates in the African, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.