Characteristics of people who fatally drowned unintentionally in Canada (2007–2016), by type of pre-existing medical condition
| Characteristic | No. (%) of people who fatally drowned* n = 1412 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With cardiovascular disease n = 759 | With respiratory disease n = 98 | With seizure disorder n = 194 | With a physical disability n = 230 | With neurocognitive disorder n = 128 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 604 (79.6) | 71 (72.4) | 129 (66.5) | 154 (67.0) | 95 (74.2) |
| Age, yr | |||||
| < 5 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.0) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.43) | 4 (3.1) |
| 5–19 | 2 (0.3) | 5 (5.1) | 18 (9.3) | 12 (5.2) | 15 (11.7) |
| 20–34 | 24 (3.2) | 7 (7.1) | 63 (32.5) | 31 (13.5) | 12 (9.4) |
| 35–64 | 330 (43.5) | 40 (40.8) | 96 (49.5) | 114 (49.6) | 34 (26.6) |
| ≥ 65 | 403 (53.1) | 44 (44.9) | 14 (7.2) | 72 (31.3) | 63 (49.2) |
| Location | |||||
| Rural | 241 (31.8) | 34 (34.7) | 37 (19.1) | 52 (22.6) | 24 (18.8) |
| Activity | |||||
| Aquatic activity | 202 (26.6) | 21 (21.4) | 35 (18.0) | 43 (18.7) | 19 (14.8) |
| Bathing | 156 (20.6) | 25 (25.5) | 98 (50.5) | 52 (22.6) | 36 (28.1) |
| Boating | 141 (18.6) | 16 (16.3) | 12 (6.2) | 24 (10.4) | 6 (4.7) |
| Nonaquatic activity | 163 (21.5) | 21 (21.4) | 37 (19.1) | 74 (32.3) | 48 (37.5) |
| Transportation | 93 (12.2) | 14 (14.3) | 9 (4.6) | 34 (14.8) | 16 (12.5) |
| Body of water | |||||
| Pool | 88 (11.6) | 10 (10.2) | 20 (10.3) | 20 (8.7) | 18 (14.1) |
| Hot tub or whirlpool | 27 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.6) | 8 (3.5) | 1 (0.8) |
| Bathtub | 159 (20.9) | 25 (25.5) | 102 (52.6) | 53 (23.0) | 36 (28.1) |
| Lake or pond | 274 (36.1) | 33 (33.7) | 25 (12.9) | 64 (27.8) | 24 (18.8) |
| Flowing water | 122 (16.1) | 13 (13.3) | 19 (9.8) | 59 (25.7) | 34 (26.6) |
| Ocean | 43 (5.7) | 8 (8.2) | 7 (3.6) | 11 (4.8) | 8 (6.3) |
| Accompaniment | |||||
| With at least 1 adult | 163 (21.5) | 24 (24.5) | 25 (12.9) | 28 (12.2) | 10 (7.8) |
| Alone or not witnessed | 547 (72.1) | 65 (66.3) | 151 (77.8) | 178 (77.4) | 108 (84.4) |
| With bystanders only | 25 (3.3) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (1.6) | 7 (3.0) | 2 (1.6) |
| With minors only | 6 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) | 7 (3.6) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.8) |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Present | 216 (28.5) | 29 (29.6) | 27 (13.9) | 59 (25.7) | 16 (12.5) |