Drowning death rates among children in the U.S. 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural status
Since 1999, the death rate by drowning for kids 17 years and under remained higher among children and adolescents living in rural areas in the U.S. than those living in urban areas, reaching 1.6 per 100,000 for rural kids in 2019. This statistic illustrates the rate of unintentional deaths by drowning among children and adolescents in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019, by urban or rural status (per 100,000).
