Tehran – Past Iranian years, March 2024 – March 2025, a total of 1,026 people lost their lives from drowning, showing a 1.4% increase compared to a year ago.
During the above period, the number of men with own deaths was 831 (down from 848 deaths in Iran in 1402), while the number of women with own deaths amounted to 195 (up from 166 deaths recorded in the previous year).
The most common deaths were reported in the states of Khuzestan (137), Fars (89), and Mazandaran (87).
Reports show that the majority of the deaths of own deaths have been recorded in rivers (303), agricultural irrigation pools (187), oceans (135), and swimming pools (103).
A total of 105 deaths were recorded in the river. Isfahan and Fahs had 34 and 26 deaths, each with the highest number of deaths in the irrigated pool. Of the 135 deaths recorded at sea, 129 were in places where swimming was prohibited.
Approximately 47.1% of drownings were recorded from May 21 to September 21, 2024.
An estimated 236,000 people own each year, and large-scale public health issues are owned around the world.
own death is one of the world’s leading causes of death for children and young people aged 1-24. own death is the third major cause of unintended injuries and accounts for 7% of all injuries-related deaths.
The lack of barriers to control exposure to water bodies and the lack of adequate and close supervision for young children and young children is the risk of drowsing, as well as low swimming skills and perceptions of low water risk.
Furthermore, high-risk behaviors, such as consuming alcohol while involved in water, are risky among young people and adults. Other risk factors include transport at water-water intersections, lack of safe water supply and flood disasters.
The World’s Own Death Prevention Day, declared by a resolution of the General Assembly in April 2021, will be held annually on July 25th. Global advocacy events serve as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and provide life-saving solutions to prevent it.
This year, it is marked with the theme “Your story can save lives – Preventing drowsiness through shared experiences.”
The global burden of death from own death is felt in all economies and regions. Low- and middle-income countries account for more than 90% of unintended drowning.
More than half of the world’s own deaths occur in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.
Drunk mortality is highest in the WHO Western Pacific region, 27-32 times higher than that found in the UK or Germany, respectively.
World’s own Death Prevention Day highlights the need for urgent, coordinated multi-sector action against proven measures such as the establishment of barriers to control access to water. Provides safe spaces away from the water, such as creches for preschool children with competent childcare. Teach swimming, water safety and safe rescue skills. Bystander training for safe rescue and resuscitation. Setting and implementing safe boating, transport and ferry regulations. Improved flood risk management.
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