Table 1.
Study period
|
2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 |
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Independent variables | ||||
Drowning cases(total) | 191 | 154 | 204 | 160 |
Mortality ratio per 100000 | 4.24 | 3.07 | 4.04 | 3.16 |
Young children (aged 0- 9) | 27 (14.1%) | 21 (13.6%) | 20 (9.8%) | 17 (10.7%) |
Rate per 100,000 population | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.47 | 2.08 |
Oldest children (aged 10-19) | 61 (31.9%) | 52 (33.8%) | 57 (28%) | 21 (13.1%) |
Rate per 100,000 population | 6.12 | 5,4 | 5.4 | 2.1 |