a Department of Public Health , Tzu Chi University , Hualien , Taiwan.
b Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Trauma Center , Hualien TzuChi Hospital, Buddhist TzuChi Medical Foundation , Hualien , Taiwan.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2019 Jun;26(2):151-155. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2018.1515231. Epub 2018 Sep 21.
We examined the bathtub drowning mortality among older adults in Japan. Mortality data from Japan and 30 other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries were extracted from World Health Organization Cause of Death Query Online. During 2012-2014, unintentional drowning mortality rates in Japan were 9.5, 28.2 and 39.7 per 100,000 population for adults aged 65-74, 75-84 and ≥85 years, respectively-rates highest among the 31 OECD countries. In total, 6377 older adults aged ≥65 years died from unintentional drowning in 2014, of which 4857 (76%) deaths involved bathtubs. During 1995-2014, the bathtub drowning mortality rate for adults aged ≥65 years was stable in Japan. During 2011-2014, approximately 4800 older adults died from bathtub drowning annually. Death predominantly occurred 'while in a bathtub', rather than 'following a fall into a bathtub'. In 2014, 95% and 87% of bathtub drowning deaths among older women and men aged ≥65 years, respectively, occurred at home. In conclusion, bathtub drowning deaths at home is an important public health problem among older adults Japanese and efforts are needed to reduce these preventable deaths.
我们研究了日本老年人浴缸溺水死亡率。从世界卫生组织死因查询在线数据库中提取了日本和其他 30 个经济合作与发展组织（OECD）国家的死亡率数据。2012-2014 年，日本 65-74 岁、75-84 岁和≥85 岁成年人的非故意溺水死亡率分别为每 10 万人 9.5、28.2 和 39.7，在 31 个 OECD 国家中最高。2014 年，共有 6377 名≥65 岁的老年人死于非故意溺水，其中 4857 人（76%）死于浴缸。1995-2014 年，日本≥65 岁成年人浴缸溺水死亡率保持稳定。2011-2014 年，每年约有 4800 名老年人死于浴缸溺水。死亡主要发生在“在浴缸中”，而不是“掉入浴缸后”。2014 年，≥65 岁的老年女性和男性中，分别有 95%和 87%的浴缸溺水死亡发生在家庭中。总之，在家中浴缸溺水死亡是日本老年人的一个重要公共卫生问题，需要努力减少这些可预防的死亡。
