TABLE 3.
Pediatric Drowning Hospitalizations by Circumstances, Age, and Gender (Rates per 100 000, 95% Confidence Interval)
| 1998–1999 | 2007–2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming/diving | ||
| Male | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.7) |
| 0–4 y | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) | 0.6 (0.3–0.8) |
| 5–9 y | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) |
| 10–14 y | 0.8 (0.5–1.0) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6)* |
| 15–19 y | 0.7 (0.4–0.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) |
| Female | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) |
| 0–4 y | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) |
| 5–9 y | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | 0.3 (0.1–0.4) |
| 10–14 y | 0.5 (0.2–0.7) | 0.3 (0.1–0.4) |
| 15–19 y | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| Bathtub | ||
| Male | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) |
| 0–4 y | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) | 0.9 (0.6–1.1)* |
| 5–9 y | —a | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| 10–14 y | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | —a |
| 15–19 y | —a | —a |
| Female | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 0.3 (0.2–0.3)* |
| 0–4 y | 1.5 (1.1–2.0) | 0.8 (0.5–1.1)* |
| 5–9 y | —a | —a |
| 10–14 y | —a | —a |
| 15–19 y | —a | —a |
| Other Drowning (E910) | ||
| Male | 3.0 (2.4–3.6) | 1.7 (1.3–2.1)* |
| 0–4 y | 8.1 (6.2–10.0) | 4.0 (2.9–5.0)* |
| 5–9 y | 2.1 (1.6–2.6) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6)* |
| 10–14 y | 1.2 (0.8–1.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.2) |
| 15–19 y | 1.0 (0.7–1.2 | 0.6 (0.3–0.8)* |
| Female | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3)* |
| 0–4 y | 5.1 (4.0–6.3) | 2.7 (2.0–3.5)* |
| 5–9 y | 1.2 (0.8–1.5) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
| 10–14 y | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.3 (0.1–0.4)* |
| 15–19 y | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2)* |
| Other E-code (not E910) | ||
| Male | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
| 0–4 y | 0.5 (0.2–0.8) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) |
| 5–9 y | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | —a |
| 10–14 y | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 0.1 (0.0–0.1) |
| 15–19 y | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
| Female | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.1) |
| 0–4 y | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2)* |
| 5–9 y | —a | —a |
| 10–14 y | —a | —a |
| 15–19 y | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | —a |
a
Rates unstable (<0.1/100 000).
*P < .05.