Alcohol-related river drowning deaths by sex and age group, rate per 100 000 and rate per 100 000 exposed, RR with 95% CI
| Unintentional drowning deaths involving alcohol (≥0.05%) 2014–2016 (N) | Deaths involving alcohol (≥0.05%) as proportion of total | Australian population 2014–2016 | Alcohol-related river drowning rate per 100 000 population | RR* | 95% CI | % of people who consume alcohol when they visit a river | River drowning rate per 100 000 population exposed to consuming alcohol at a river | RR | 95% CI | |
| Total | ||||||||||
| 44 | 29 | 55459827 | 0.08 | – | – | 16 | 0.50 | – | – | |
| Total by sex | ||||||||||
| Female | 3 | 17 | 28194627 | 0.01 | 1 | – | 9 | 0.12 | 1 | – |
| Male | 41 | 31 | 27265200 | 0.15 | 14.13 | 4.38 to 45.64 | 15 | 1.00 | 8.48 | 2.63 to 27.38 |
| Male by age group (years) | ||||||||||
| 18–34 | 18 | 32 | 8832199 | 0.20 | 1 | – | 21 | 0.97 | 1 | – |
| 35–54 | 15 | 37 | 9433808 | 0.16 | 0.78 | 0.39 to 1.55 | 29 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.28 to 1.12 |
| 55–74 | 8 | 25 | 6994201 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.24 to 1.29 | 15 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.34 to 1.81 |
| 75+ | 0 | 0 | 2004992 | 0.00 | UTBC | UTBC | 6 | 0.00 | UTBC | UTBC |
| Females by age group (years) | ||||||||||
| 18–34 | 1 | 25 | 8677569 | 0.01 | 1 | – | 14 | 0.08 | 1 | – |
| 35–54 | 1 | 14 | 9643498 | 0.01 | 0.90 | 0.06 to 14.39 | 17 | 0.06 | 0.74 | 0.05 to 11.85 |
| 55–74 | 1 | 14 | 7230294 | 0.01 | 1.20 | 0.08 to 19.19 | 10 | 0.14 | 1.68 | 0.11 to 26.89 |
| 75+ | 0 | 0 | 2643266 | 0.00 | UTBC | UTBC | 4 | 0.00 | UTBC | UTBC |
*Females and the 18–34 years age group have been used as the reference groups when calculating RR. UTBC, unable to be calculated.