Drowning mortality per 100 000 persons in China, 2006–2013
| Variable | Mortality rate (/100 000 persons) | Percent change in rate† | |
| 2006 | 2013 | (95% CI) | |
| Total | 3.99 | 3.82 | −5 (−10 to −0.04)* |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 5.49 | 4.96 | −13 (−20 to −6)* |
| Female | 2.44 | 2.61 | 9 (−0.4 to 19) |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 2.24 | 2.01 | −15 (−28 to −3)* |
| Rural | 5.01 | 5.11 | 4 (−2 to 10) |
| Age group | |||
| 0–4 | 10.47 | 10.62 | 1 (−11 to 15) |
| 5–9 | 8.8 | 5.62 | −57 (−84 to −33)* |
| 10–14 | 7.61 | 6.78 | −12 (−4 to 31) |
| 15–59 | 2.2 | 2.28 | 4 (−4 to 12) |
| 60+ | 7.22 | 7.08 | −2 (−13 to 8) |
| Mechanism | |||
| Bathtubs and swimming pools | 0.06 | 0.07 | 19 (−20 to 77) |
| Natural water | 0.84 | 0.96 | 11 (0.4 to 23)* |
| Following fall into natural water | 1.74 | 1.79 | 2 (−6 to 10) |
| Other specified and unspecified | 1.34 | 1 | −33 (−46 to −22)* |
Except for age-specific mortality rates, overall and subgroup mortality rates were all age adjusted using the population of 2010 as the reference.
*P<0.05.
†Percentage change in rate was calculated as (mortality in 2013–mortality in 2006)/mortality in 2006×100%. 95% CI was estimated using negative binomial regression.