Over 25 drown daily in Bengal, half are children: Survey
KOLKATA, Jul 26 (PTI): Over 25 deaths by drowning on an average are reported every day in West Bengal, with half of the deceased being children, a recent survey has said, while advocating more public awareness to prevent such incidents.
The numbers add up to over 9,000 people losing their lives annually in West Bengal due to drowning, the survey conducted last year on a population of about 18 million people of the state revealed.
The study also found that children between one and nine years of age were the most vulnerable and recorded a mortality rate of 121 per lakh, which is among the highest ever recorded globally.
