Drowning is amongst the leading causes of death of children and young people worldwide, with high concentrations in Southeast Asia and Sub‐Saharan Africa. In the Western Cape province in South Africa, drowning mortality rates for children were reported at 3.8 per 100,000 population. Internationally, evidence suggests that unimpeded access to water bodies and containers and lapses in supervision together with the child's limited developmental capacities, place children at greater risk of drowning. This study examined the risk for fatal drowning by age cohort and sex in child and adolescent (0–19 years old) in the Western Cape.

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南非西开普省儿童溺水的脆弱性：年龄和性别的风险差异。

溺水是世界范围内儿童和青少年死亡的主要原因之一，在东南亚和撒哈拉以南非洲高度集中。在南非的西开普省，据报告，儿童溺水死亡率为每 100,000 人中 3.8 人。在国际上，有证据表明，畅通无阻地进入水体和容器、监管失误以及儿童有限的发育能力，使儿童面临更大的溺水风险。本研究调查了西开普省儿童和青少年（0-19 岁）按年龄组别和性别划分的致命溺水风险。