Unintentional drowning killed 1,027 U.S.
children in 2010.1 More children ages 1-4 die
of drowning each year than of any other cause
except birth defects.2,3 Drowning rates also vary
by race; black children 5-14 years old drown
at three times the rate of white children.3 This
difference is even greater, five times the rate
of white children, when looking just at
swimming pools, usually the safest place for
recreational swimming.4