Which has higher deaths from drowning, Russian Federation or United States of America?

United States of America, at 4,452 deaths against 4,291 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Russian Federation and United States of America?

161 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs United States of America: Deaths from drowning

Russian Federation

4,291 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

4,452 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation rank

14th

United States of America rank

12th

Deaths from drowning over time

Russian Federation
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,452 deaths against 4,291 deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 161 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,854 deaths	3,561 deaths	12,293 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	8,087 deaths	3,713 deaths	4,374 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	4,298 deaths	4,384 deaths	86.19 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, Russian Federation or United States of America?: United States of America, at 4,452 deaths against 4,291 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Russian Federation and United States of America?: 161 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Russian Federation ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from drowning
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes.