Characteristics of fatal drowning based on data available from administrative records in 60 districts, January 2016–June 2018, Uganda*
| Fatal drownings in lakeside districts(n=804) | Fatal drownings in Non-lakeside districts (n=356) | Total fatal drownings(n=1160) | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age group | n=427 | 100 | n=236 | 100 | n=663 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 54 | 13 | 43 | 18 | 97 | 15 |
| 5–9 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 46 | 7 |
| 10–14 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 6 |
| 15–19 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 66 | 10 |
| 20–24 | 69 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 99 | 15 |
| 25–29 | 71 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 90 | 14 |
| 30–34 | 52 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 72 | 11 |
| 35–39 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 8 |
| 40–44 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 5 |
| 45–49 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| 50–54 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
| 55–59 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 60–64 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| ≥65 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Sex | n=712 | 100 | n=319 | 100 | n=1031 | 100 |
| Male | 618 | 87 | 258 | 81 | 876 | 85 |
| Female | 94 | 13 | 61 | 19 | 155 | 15 |
| Type of water body | n=611 | 100 | n=277 | 100 | n=888 | 100 |
| Lake | 430 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 49 |
| River | 70 | 11 | 80 | 29 | 150 | 17 |
| Dam | 11 | 2 | 77 | 28 | 88 | 10 |
| Ditch/pit | 30 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 65 | 7 |
| Pond | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 4 |
| Swamp | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 3 |
| Well | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
| Drainage channel | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Water/septic tank | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Stream | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Flood waters | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Pool | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Activity | n=248 | 100 | n=84 | 100 | n=332 | 100 |
| Boating | 200 | 81 | 6 | 7 | 206 | 62 |
| Swimming or wading | 24 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 49 | 15 |
| Collecting water/watering cattle | 3 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| Walking near water | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| Bathing | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Motor vehicle travel | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Non-boating related fishing | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Playing near water | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Other | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
*This table shows the number and proportion of drowning deaths by age, sex, type of water body and activity when information was available from administrative data sources. The number of cases for which information was known for each variable is identified by bold text.