Trends in drowning mortality in Portugal from 1992 to 2019: comparing Global Burden of Disease and national data

Conclusions
While GBD mortality data estimates are valuable in the absence of routinely collected data, they smooth variations, concealing key advocacy opportunities. Investment in country-level drowning registries enables in-depth analysis of incident circumstances. Such data are essential to informing National Water Safety Plans.

Source: Injury Prevention - July 21, 2022 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Queiroga, A. C., Seabra, R., Franklin, R. C., Peden, A. E. Tags: Original research Source Type: research