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Objective: To examine temporal trends in drowning in Australia against targets set in the Australian Water Safety Strategy (AWSS) 2008–2020 and to inform the development of the next iteration of the Strategy.
Methods: A national analysis of unintentional fatal drowning rates per 100,000 population over 16 years (2004/05–2019/20) was conducted. Baseline rates (three‐year average 2004/05–2006/07) were...