Estimating drowning mortality in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data sources.
Sophie SarrassatSigilbert MremaKassimu TaniThomas MecrowDan RyanSimon CousensPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2018)
Our estimates of drowning burden are broadly in line with the 2016 Global Burden of Disease and the 2015 WHO Global Health Estimates. While this exercise was useful in raising the burden of drowning in Tanzania with policy makers, planning drowning prevention strategies in this country will require a better understanding of which subpopulations are at high risk.