With the assistance of the Provincial and Territorial Coroner’s offices, 20 years: 10,511 the Red Cross is able to look at who is drowning and in what circumstances. [...] Data compiled by the Canadian Red Cross for the period of 1991-2010 show that water-related fatalities occurred Facts at a glance across all provinces and territories. [...] While the Canadian Red Cross is pleased to see a decrease in 525 water-related the number of incidents, we continue to be concerned about the high fatalities number of annual water-related injuries and fatalities and Canadians’ attitudes towards water safety. [...] Alcohol is a factor in at least 38% of water- The data collected by the Canadian Red Cross also clearly point to the related fatalities of largest number of water-related fatalities for men between the ages 15-34, and men overall account for 83 per cent of all water-related individuals over 15 fatalities. [...] Less than 50 per cent of contributed to at least Canadians who own a boat always wear their lifejackets, even though 39% of deaths 82 per cent believe it is a legal requirement, and only 14 per cent of Canadians keep lifejackets on the boat.
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