How many people have drowned (a) accidentally and (b) non-accidentally in lochs and rivers in each of the last five years.

The information collectedwhen a death is registered in Scotland does not always distinguish between deathsfrom drowning that occur in lochs and rivers and those that occur elsewhere, forexample in the sea. All deaths in Scotland are coded tothe World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseasesand Related Health Problems, Version 10 (ICD10). The following table presents theavailable information on deaths from drowning or submersion in Scotland using the categories set out in ICD10.
Deaths byDrowning and Submersion, Scotland, 2002-06

| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006

Accidents
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|
|
|
|

Drowning in bath tub
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1

Drowning in swimming pool
|
|
| 1
|
|

Drowning and submersion while in natural water
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 4

Drowning and submersion following fall into natural water
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2

Other specified drowning and submersion
|
| 3
|
|
|

Unspecified drowning and submersion
| 6
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 2

Suicides
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|
|
|
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