Findings of Situation Analysis of Child Drowning in Thailand 15

Table of Contents Cont. Page Chapter 3: Conclusions and Discussions 53 ƒ Drowning-related mortality 53 ƒ Morbidity caused by accidental drowning 57 ƒ Case-fatality rate 57 ƒ Time 57 ƒ Locaion of drowning 58 ƒ Risks of alcohol consumption 58 ƒ Treatment 59 ƒ Accessibility to treatment 59

Chapter 4: Key Findings and Recommendations 61 References 67

Appendixes 71 ƒ Appendix A: Drowning statistics 72 ƒ Appendix B: WHO regions and Member countries 96 ƒ Appendix C: Index 100 ƒ Appendix D: Report Preparation Team 100 List of Tables Page Table 1: Leading causes of death in children, both sexes, World, 2004 5 Table 2: Estimated numbers of drowning deaths by age group, WHO region and country income level, 2004 8 Table 3: Numbers, percentage, and rates of child deaths per 100,000 children 15 years due to the five leading causes of death in Thailand, 1999–2008 16 Table 4: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand, 1999–2008 19 Table 5: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by region, 2004–2008 20 Table 6: Top ten provinces in Thailand with the highest rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years, 2004–2008 21 Table 7: Top ten provinces in Thailand with the highest numbers of drowning deaths in children 15 years, 2004–2008 22 Table 8: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by gender, 1999–2008 23 Table 9: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by region and gender, 2008 24 Table 10: Numbers and rates of drowning deaths in children under 15 years and all age groups per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by age group, 1999–2008 25 Table 11: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by region and age group, 2008 29 Table 12: Percentage of severe injuries among children 15 years due to the five leading causes of injuries in Thailand, 1998–2007 30 Table 13: Numbers and rates of child drowning injuries per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand, 2005–2007 31 Table 14: Numbers and rates of child drowning injuries per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by age group, 2005–2007 31 Table 15: Case-fatality rates for severe drowning injuries in children 15 years in Thailand, 1998–2007 33