Data-driven insights are used to support advocacy and reduce preventable drowning, water-related injury and hospitalisations.
New Zealand has a high fatal drowning rate compared to other Western nations such as Australia, Canada and the UK. Our ten-year average as of 2025 is 1.6 per 100,000 of population and for 2024 was 1.7. In comparison, Australia's per capita rate is 1.12 and Canada's 1.3.
New Zealand has a high fatal drowning rate compared to other Western nations such as Australia, Canada and the UK. Our ten-year average as of 2025 is 1.6 per 100,000 of population and for 2024 was 1.7. In comparison, Australia's per capita rate is 1.12 and Canada's 1.3.
