All Indian Health Service Area Maps
Native
American Drownings per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS Areas, 1989-1998
|
 |
|
|
IHS Area
|
Death Rate
(per 100,000)
|
Percentile
|
|
Aberdeen |
3.5 |
50-74 |
|
Alaska |
14.6 |
95-100 |
|
Albuquerque |
2.6 |
0-49 |
|
Bemidji |
4.8 |
75-94 |
|
Billings |
4.7 |
75-94 |
|
California |
2.7 |
0-49 |
|
Nashville |
4.3 |
75-94 |
|
Navajo |
4.4 |
75-94 |
|
Oklahoma |
1.1 |
0-49 |
|
Phoenix |
4.7 |
75-94 |
|
Portland |
3.7 |
50-74 |
|
Tucson |
3.5 |
50-74 |
|
All IHS Areas
Combined |
4.2 |
|
|
United States Rate |
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
Drowning
Age Specific Rates 1989-1998
|
Age Group (years) |
Death Rate (per 100,000) |
|
Under 1 |
3.2* |
|
1-4 |
6.6 |
|
5-9 |
2.8 |
|
10-14 |
2.5 |
|
15-19 |
5.8 |
* Rates are based
on fewer than 20 deaths and should be interpreted with caution.
|
|
SUMMARY |
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There were 240 Native American
children and youth who drowned between 1989 and 1998.
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Males in age group 1 to 4 years
and 15 to 19 years had the highest rates of drowning
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Five percent of Native American
drowning occurred among infants.
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About half of all drowning
occurred in swimming pools or quenching tanks.
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During the most recent period,
1997�98, drowning rates were similar for Native American and black
males. But these drowning rates were 2 times greater than for
whites. Drowning rates for Native American females were 2 times
greater than black females and 2.7 times greater than white females.
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From 1989 to 1998, drowning rates
for Native Americans decreased by 34%.
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The Alaska IHS Area had the
highest drowning rate of all IHS Areas. The drowning rate for Alaska
Native children and youth was 7 times greater than the U.S. national
rate.
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|
|
Drowning Rates per 100,000
Population1981�98
|
Year |
Native American Rate |
Black Rate |
White Rate |
|
81-82 |
8.85 |
4.64 |
2.96 |
|
83-84 |
5.52 |
4.17 |
2.55 |
|
85-86 |
7.00 |
4.18 |
2.46 |
|
87-88 |
5.03 |
3.78 |
2.25 |
|
89-90 |
5.01 |
3.3 |
2.02 |
|
91-92 |
3.97 |
3.15 |
1.85 |
|
93-94 |
3.61 |
2.88 |
1.63 |
|
95-96 |
5.22 |
2.78 |
1.67 |
|
97-98 |
3.30 |
2.67 |
1.58 |
|
Drowning by Type
1989-1998
|
Method Used |
Frequency (%) |
|
Bathtub |
5.1 |
|
Quenching Tank/Swimming |
45.3 |
|
Sport/Recreation |
14.5 |
|
Watercraft Related |
13.1 |
|
Unspecified/Other |
22.0 |
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