CDC: U.S. Drowning Rates Increase for First Time in Decades, 40M Don't Know How to Swim

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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that drowning rates in the United States have increased for the first time in decades. 

According to the report, over 4,500 people drowned each year in the United States from 2020–2022. That's about 500 more drowning deaths each year compared to 2019. Groups already at higher risk saw the greatest increases in deaths, including young children and older adults of all races and ethnicities, and Black people of all ages.

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