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Research and Policy Summaries
On this section of our website you will find short reports on issues of importance to our work in preventing drowning in Australia. This section will be regularly added to, so be sure to visit this page regularly for the latest research and data snapshots.
Research and Policy Summaries
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Drowning Risk on Public Holidays in Australia (763.3 KB)
- Published date
- 10/04/2019
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A 10 Year National Study of Overseas Born Drowning Deaths - Research & Policy Summary (1.3 MB)
- Published date
- 19/09/2018
- Description
- The aims of this study are to determine the burden of drowning among high - risk populations, specifically those from culturally diverse populations and, to identify key risk factors to better inform drowning prevention strategies for these populations.
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Costs of Drowning in Australia (90.6 KB)
- Published date
- 13/04/2018
- Description
- This report summarises Royal Life Saving’s research on the economic costs of fatal and non-fatal drowning in Australia
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Benchmarking Australian Children's Swimming and Water Safety Skills: Swim School Data - Children Aged 5 to 15 years. (791.9 KB)
- Published date
- 22/03/2018
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RLS Boating Watercraft 10 Year Research Summary (748.4 KB)
- Published date
- 13/12/2016
- Description
- This report analyses all unintentional drowning deaths related to boating and watercraft that have occurred over the past 10 financial years from 2005-06 to 2014-15.
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Reducing Drowning Deaths in Children Aged 0-14 Years (330.3 KB)
- Published date
- 04/02/2016
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Reducing Drowning Deaths in Inland Waterways (233.1 KB)
- Published date
- 26/02/2016
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Reducing Drowning Deaths in People Aged 65+ (353.9 KB)
- Published date
- 26/02/2016