Child Drowning: Evidence for a newly recognized cause of child mortality in low and middle income countries in Asia Drowning is a leading cause of death among children in low- and middle-income countries in Asia. Large numbers of these deaths could be prevented annually if these drowning interventions were included in current country programmes. The prevention of these drowning deaths, which mostly occur in early childhood, would result in a rapid decrease in early childhood mortality and contribute to meeting Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4).
