世卫组织发布首份全球溺水报告 呼吁各国加强预防措施

世界卫生组织发布首份《全球溺水报告：预防领先杀手》，揭示溺水造成的全球公共卫生威胁。1根据报告，全球每年有372,000人死于溺水，平均每小时有40多人死于这一悲剧。1溺水已成为儿童和青少年在各地区的十大死因之一，其中超过一半的溺水死亡者年龄在25岁以下。1

溺水风险在不同人群中分布不均。15岁以下儿童面临最高的溺水风险，男性溺水率是女性的两倍。1从地理分布看，90%以上的溺水发生在低中等收入国家，主要集中在非洲、东南亚和西太平洋地区。1

针对这一严峻形势，世界卫生组织总干事Margaret Chan表示，"溺水是可以预防的不必要死亡。国家和地方政府必须采取行动实施世界卫生组织提出的简单预防措施。"1报告呼吁各国政府和社区采取安装水体安全屏障、教授儿童游泳技能和提升防洪管理能力等防控措施。1

The World Health Organization has published its inaugural Global Report on Drowning: Prevention Leading a Killer, revealing the scale of a largely preventable public health emergency. Approximately 372,000 people die from drowning annually worldwide, with more than 40 deaths occurring every hour 1. Drowning ranks among the ten leading causes of death for children and adolescents globally 1.

The burden of drowning falls disproportionately on vulnerable populations and regions. Over half of all drowning deaths involve individuals under 25 years of age 1, while children under 5 face the highest drowning risk 1. Males are twice as likely to die from drowning as females 1. Geographically, more than 90 percent of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, concentrated primarily in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific region 1.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan stated that "drowning is an unnecessary death that can be prevented. National and local governments must take action to implement the simple prevention measures proposed by the World Health Organization" 1. The organization recommends a range of protective measures including installing water safety barriers, teaching children swimming skills, and strengthening flood management capacity 1.