Water-Related Fatalities in Scotland: Analysis 2018-2023
Analysis of water-related fatalities in Scotland from 2018 to 2023 reveals key trends, with a total of 96 fatalities in 2022. The introduction of Drowning and Incident Review (DIR) in 2023 aims to improve record-keeping. Accidental fatalities accounted for 45 deaths in 2022, and efforts are being made to enhance data accuracy. Explore age, sex, location, and activity breakdowns to understand the demographics of these incidents.
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Water-related fatalities Scotland, 2018 - 2023
Note The following data and analysis comes direct WAID 2018 2022. Drowning and Incident Review (DIR) data is used where stated Suicide Fatalities refers to Suspected/Confirmed suicides; accidental refers to accidental/natural causes. It should be noted that the core data providers continue to improve verification and completeness of records starting in 2012 which results in an improved record set.
Key headlines The total number of water-related fatalities in Scotland in 2022 was 96 The introduction of DIR in 2023 will help reduce the number of not recorded in the future There were 45 accidental fatalities in 2022
120 100 80 Overall water-related fatalities Accident suspected 60 Crime suspected Not recorded 40 Suicide suspected 20 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Overall 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Overall water-related fatalities SDPS baseline Five year average (2018-2022)
Accidental 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Accidental fatalities SDPS baseline Five year average (2018-2022)
Accidental rate 1.06 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.85 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.71 0.68 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Rate 2018-2022 average Strategy baseline
Comparisons 0.90 0.80 0.82 0.70 0.73 0.60 0.50 0.54 0.40 0.30 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Location and activity 2% 10% Recreational 36% Coastal Everyday 50% Inland Commerical 64% Exceptional 38%
Age and sex 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 to 69 70 to 79 80+ Female Male
Accidental via month 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Nov Dec Sep
DIR data will provide a very enhanced data set. Already, we can say: Preliminary outcome data (known as a Scene and Outcome Review SOR) has been captured in 100% of known incidents 13 DIR s have been held meaning recommendations and measures have been considered
