Drowning Risk Rate Calculator

Work out drowning risk rate instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Drowning Risk Rate Calculator

Expresses drowning deaths as a population rate and shows the share occurring in children under five, the group at highest risk.

Formula

Drowning rate

Rate per 100,000 = drowning deaths / population x 100,000

Worked example

With the default values below, Drowning Risk Rate Calculator returns Drowning rate per 100,000 of 2.2500. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Drowning deathsaccepts 0–100,000: 45
Populationaccepts 1–2,000,000,000: 2,000,000
Of which children under fiveaccepts 0–100,000: 12

Results

Drowning rate per 100,000: 2.2500
Share among children under five: 26.67%
Deaths per million population: 22.500
Average deaths per month: 3.75

Step by step

1Values used
2Drowning rate
3Drowning rate per 100,000= 2.2500
4Share among children under five= 26.67
5Deaths per million population= 22.500
6Average deaths per month= 3.75

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 4 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are young children most at risk?

Drowning can occur in seconds in very shallow water, so supervision and barriers around water are the key interventions.

Are these rates comparable internationally?

Only cautiously; classification of drowning in floods and transport incidents varies between countries.