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Water Safety Ireland. (2022) Water Safety Ireland 2021 annual report. Galway: Water Safety Ireland.

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P.31 Analysis of drownings 2021

 

The total number of drownings in Ireland in 2021 was 80, four more than in 2020 when 76 drowned. The average number of drownings each year over the past ten years is 110. Each figure in the following graphical analysis, be it accidental, suicide or of undetermined cause, reflects a preventable tragedy that affects so many lives. Water Safety Ireland continues to target at-risk groups with initiatives to highlight best practices so that drownings are reduced.

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