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Article: THE CUTTING EDGE; VITAL STATISTICS
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- The Washington Post
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- July 6, 1999
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Drowning Deaths on the Decline
The number of drowning deaths in the United States is on the
decline, according to government figures, and health experts say
there is good news and bad news behind the numbers. The rate of
drownings per 100,000 Americans fell from 2.62 in 1985 to 1.75 in
1996, the most recent year for which figures are available.
Public health experts Gordon Smith of the Johns Hopkins University
and Jonathan Howland of Boston ...