Drownbase™
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) have analysed DrownBase™ data to produce the following range of Fact Sheets. The Fact Sheets are designed to inform and educate. The data represents fatal drownings in New Zealand from 2006–2010 and is represented across three areas; Activity, Environment and Demographic. Excluded from analysis are road vehicle, homicide, suicide, aircraft and other commercial related drowning deaths (Other). By making 44 Drowning Fact Sheets available, WSNZ is seeking to inform New Zealanders with accurate information in relation to drowning incidents. This information is now freely available.
All data or information reproduced in any medium requires acknowledgement of DrownBase™ and WSNZ. The information in these Fact Sheets is provisional as at 1 February 2011 and is subject to change.
Fact Sheets
Activity
Boating, Fishing, Immersion Incidents, Underwater, Water Sport
Environment
Beaches, Domestic, Home Pools, Inland Still Waters, Offshore, Public Pools, Rivers, Tidal Waters
Demographic
Ethnicity: Asian, Maori, NZ European, Pacific Peoples
Age Group: 0–4 Years, 5–14 Years, 15–24 Years, 25–34 Years, 35–44 Years, 45–54 Years, 55–64 Years, 65+ Years
Regional
Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Eastern Districts, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu/Wanganui, Northland, Otago, Queenstown Lakes, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman/Marlborough, Taupo, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
Further analysis
Should you require further analysis, please complete and submit the statistical request form.
Open the DrownBase Statistical Request Form (Word doc 294K) and save to your desktop. Complete the form, save and forward by email to wsnz@watersafety.org.nz or fax 04 801 9599.
Important Note: WSNZ gives no warranty as to the correctness of the information or the data provided as it is supplied to WSNZ by third parties not under its control. While WSNZ is satisfied as to its accuracy for the purposes for which it is supplied to it, WSNZ shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of any data supplied. All reported statistics are provisional. All DrownBase™ statistics are reported as death by drowning.