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Drowning is the leading cause of child (ages 1-17) mortality (death) in Cambodia
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The drowning rate in Cambodia is highest in 2 year olds
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2094 Cambodian children die from drowning each year
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2877 children drown, but escape death
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Almost all children (95%) over the age of four who died from drowning could not swim
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50% of children who drown are alone or with friends *
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Children who drown in Cambodia rarely present at hospitals (only 6.6%) and therefore are not often counted in that country’s official death records. **
* Cambodia Accident & Injury Survey (CAIS), 2007
** The Alliance for Safe Children. Summary Report on Child Injury in Cambodia, 2009
*** Community perception of childhood drowning and prevention in a semi-urban district of Cambodia: A qualitative study, Foote & Porcellato, 2012