Table of Contents Cont.
Page Chapter 3: Conclusions and Discussions 53
Drowning-related mortality
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Morbidity caused by accidental drowning 57
Case-fatality rate
57
Time 57
Locaion of drowning 58
Risks of alcohol consumption
58
Treatment 59
Accessibility to treatment 59
Chapter 4: Key Findings and Recommendations 61 References 67
Appendixes 71
Appendix A: Drowning statistics
72
Appendix B: WHO regions and Member countries 96
Appendix C: Index
100
Appendix D: Report Preparation Team 100
List of Tables
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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
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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
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Table 4: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand, 1999–2008
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Table 5: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by region, 2004–2008
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Table 6: Top ten provinces in Thailand with the highest rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years, 2004–2008
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Table 7: Top ten provinces in Thailand with the highest numbers of drowning deaths in children 15 years, 2004–2008
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Table 8: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by gender, 1999–2008
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Table 9: Numbers and rates of child drowning deaths per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by region and gender, 2008
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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
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Table 12: Percentage of severe injuries among children 15 years due to
the five leading causes of injuries in Thailand, 1998–2007
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Table 13: Numbers and rates of child drowning injuries per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand, 2005–2007
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Table 14: Numbers and rates of child drowning injuries per 100,000 children 15 years in Thailand by age group, 2005–2007
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Table 15: Case-fatality rates for severe drowning injuries in children 15 years in Thailand, 1998–2007
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