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ANALYSIS On average 19 people drown per year as a result of rip currents in Australia. It’s the highest number of deaths for an individual hazard or activity.
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RANK
1ST 0.08
AVERAGE DEATHS PER YEAR
49
21 19
127
AVERAGE FATALITY RATE
19
32 10
PER 100,000 POPULATION
LOCATION 5%
KEY DEMOGRAPHIC MEN AGED
3% 1%
1%
15-39
Australian residents Australian born & Overseas born
90%
MALE
FATALITIES
Beach
Beach Rock/Cliff Bay Jetty Offshore
90%
AVERAGE AGE
262 86% 36
0.15
Rate per 100,000 pop. Total drowning deaths 0.12 0.10
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.09
0.08 0.06
0.07 0.06
0.06
0.04
30
19
25
21
14
20
13
21
18
13
20
21
10
17
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Reference: SLSA National Coastal Safety Report 2018
SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTR ALIA SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTR SECTION ALIA
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COASTAL SAFET Y BRIEF – RIP CURRENTS SECTION NAME COASTAL SAFET Y BRIEF – RIP CURRENTS