Romania ranks first in the European Union when it comes to drowning deaths, given that, in 2021, approximately 21% of all victims of this type of incident in the EU bloc were reported in our country.
Romania, in first place in the EU in deaths by drowning. PHOTO Shutterstock
A fifth of the tragedies with this cause produced in the EU take place in our country, according to the data published on Tuesday by Eurostat, cited by Agerpres.
According to these data, in 2021, 5,004 drowning deaths were reported in the European Union, 532 more than in 2020 (4,472).
Among the member states, Romania is by far in first place, with 1,033 drowning deaths in 2021, approximately 21% of the total recorded at EU level. France follows, at a distance, with 653 drowning deaths, Poland (466) and Germany (457).
Countries with the lowest number of drowning deaths
The lowest number of drowning deaths were reported in Luxembourg (1), Malta (3) and Cyprus (9).
The share of drowning deaths is twice as high among men as among women, in almost all EU countries. The exceptions are Austria – with 33 drowning deaths among men and 19 among women – and Malta, with one man and two women.
Of the 1,033 drowning deaths reported in 2021 in Romania, 700 were men and 333 were women.
Recent tragedies
We remind you that, this month, a 16-year-old teenager was pulled from the waters of the Danube without life. The tragedy occurred on the night of August 19-20, 2024, in the area of the Corabia port, in Olt county.
Previously, a 35-year-old man drowned in the Timis river on Sunday afternoon, while trying to save his six-year-old daughter from drowning. The child survived.
