40 years of Accident Databass Statistics
American Whitewater Accident Database Statistics: 1975 - 2016
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Total Records |
1588 |
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Fatalities |
1262 |
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Near Misses |
268 |
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Injuries |
58 |
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Fatalities by Country |
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United States |
1192 |
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Canada |
30 |
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All Other |
40 |
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Fatalities by Boat Type |
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Kayak |
446 |
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Canoe |
183 |
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Raft and IK |
486 |
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Other |
146 |
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Commercial |
231 |
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Private |
1030 |
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Fatalities by Cause |
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Cold Water |
326 |
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Flush Drowning |
310 |
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High Water |
290 |
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No PFD |
201 |
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Strainer |
196 |
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Entrapment |
175 |
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One Boat Trip |
166 |
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Undercuts/ Sieves |
159 |
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Near Drown (Nonfatal) |
147 |
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Dam Hydraulic |
116 |
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Failed Rescue |
88 |
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Caught in Nat. Hydraulic |
70 |
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Equipment Trap |
63 |
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Solo Paddler |
55 |
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Head Injury |
52 |
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Heart Attack |
48 |
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Foot Entrapment |
45 |
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Impact/ Trauma |
42 |
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Health Problem |
53 |
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Spinal Injury (nonfatal) |
26 |
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Vertical Pin |
13 |
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Fatalities by River Difficulty |
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Class I-II |
128 |
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Class III |
280 |
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Class IV |
200 |
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Class V |
173 |
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Fatalities by Decade |
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1977-1986 |
48 |
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1987-1996 |
219 |
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1997-2008 |
453 |
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2007-2016 |
530 |
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Fatalities By Water Level |
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Low |
94 |
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Medium |
370 |
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High |
420 |
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Flood |
33 |
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Ages |
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Under 18 |
300 |
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18-34 |
413 |
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35-65 |
485 |
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over 65 |
69 |
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Fatalities by State |
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Alabama |
16 |
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Alaska |
26 |
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Arizona |
21 |
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Arkansas |
13 |
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California |
109 |
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Colorado |
155 |
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Connecticut |
9 |
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Georgia |
7 |
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Hawaii |
1 |
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Idaho |
74 |
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Illinois |
10 |
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Indiana |
11 |
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Iowa |
3 |
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Kansas |
7 |
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Kentucky |
11 |
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Maine |
14 |
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Maryland |
14 |
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Massachusetts |
7 |
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Michigan |
14 |
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Minnesota |
6 |
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Missouri |
7 |
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Montana |
50 |
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Nevada |
2 |
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New Hampshire |
14 |
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New Jersey |
16 |
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New Mexico |
10 |
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New York |
52 |
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North Carolina |
33 |
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North Dakota |
2 |
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Ohio |
16 |
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Oklahoma |
3 |
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Oregon |
60 |
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Pennsylvania |
66 |
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Rhode Island |
2 |
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South Carolina |
29 |
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Tennessee |
36 |
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Texas |
22 |
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Utah |
29 |
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Vermont |
6 |
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Virginia |
30 |
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Washington |
69 |
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West Virginia |
78 |
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Wisconsin |
12 |
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Wyoming |
20 |
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No Whitewater Fatalities were reported in Delaware, DC, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, & South Dakota
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Top 10 |
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1.Colorado |
155 |
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2. California |
109 |
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3. West Virginia |
78 |
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4. Idaho |
74 |
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5. Washington |
69 |
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6. Pennsylvania |
66 |
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7. Oregon |
60 |
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8. Montana |
50 |
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9. Tennessee |
36 |
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10. North Carolina |
33 |
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