Data-driven
drowning
insights
and
information.
Up-to-date information on fatal drownings
01 December 2023 - 29 February 2024.
01 December 2022 - 28 February 2023. (Note: this includes six drowning deaths due to Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023).
As a gender split, 83% of 2023 drowning fatalities were male. 17% were female.
Water Safety New Zealand invests in data science to understand more about drowning risks – who, where, doing what, and what goes wrong. Our initiative to use Drownbase™ to identify New Zealand’s top ten blackspots – locations with very high incident and fatality rates – is a significant step forward for prevention and water safety.
Data-driven insights are used to support advocacy and reduce preventable drowning, water-related injury and hospitalisations.Detailed data enables identification of trends, high-risk areas, and vulnerable groups to target interventions. Quarterly snapshots and other activity-focused data will be published regularly.
Latest news, media, and quick reads related to data, research, and insights from Water Safety New Zealand.
DrownBase™ contains records of all drowning deaths that have occurred in New Zealand’s waterways since 1 January 1980. DrownBase™ also records all water-related hospitalisations requiring a stay in hospital since 2003 and categorises them in a variety of ways.
Water Safety New Zealand works to raise awareness, educate communities, and promote preventative measures.
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