2021 Regions

 

 

2021 Regions Per 100k Population

 

 

Findings

Fatalities

Auckland had the highest total of drowning deaths in 2021 (16), but has a per 100,000 rate of 0.9. West Coast (6.1) and Northland (5.1) had the highest per 100,000 rates.

Wellington (13) drowning deaths were over double the five year average (6) and 44% more than 2020 (9).

Canterbury (10) increased 233% on 2020 (3) and was up from a five year average of 7. 

Hospitalisations

Auckland had the highest number of drowning hospitalisations (50) with a per 100,000 rate of 2.9. Northland (9.1) and Tasman (8.6) had the highest per 100,000 rates.

The drowning deaths in Bay of Plenty (18) decreased by almost a third on 2020 and five year average (26).

Canterbury, which had its highest hospitalisation rate ever in 2020 (22), halved that in 2021 (11).