17 November 2014Last updated at 14:02 GMT
Drowning: ‘Hidden childhood killer’
The report suggests males are twice as likely to drown than femalesDrowning is one of the 10 leading causes of death for children and young people across the world, a World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals.
The global survey suggests it claims more than 372,000 lives each year – with children under five most at risk.
WHO officials say it is a hidden childhood killer, leading to more deaths among under-15s than tuberculosis or measles in 2012.
They say more needs to be done to tackle this preventable loss of life.
‘Needless loss’
The first WHO investigation of deaths by drowning reveals the majority take place in low and middle income countries…
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