by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
Data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) indicate that boys are at greater risk of drowning then girls and that blacks are at higher risk than whites.
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control data indicate that the drowning rate for males is almost four times that of females. The drowning rate for blacks is twice that of whites but white children aged 1-4 have higher rates.
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
Analysis of injury and death among different adolescent age groups. Finds older adolescent males 5 times more likely than females to die of suicide or homicide and 10.6 times more likely to die of drowning. Flyer