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cases in the database
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fatal outcomes
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of fatal cases — diving alone or unsupervised
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years covered
Case catalogue
Filters apply to both the list and the charts below — pick a slice (e.g. only spearfishing, or only fatal cases) and see which causes dominate it.
Cases by year
Entries in this database — not complete world statistics, only what is documented and submitted.
What happens
One case may include several events (blackout → drowning).
Contributing factors
Causes and conditions recorded in the case reports.
Activity
What the diver was doing when the incident happened.
Outcomes
The share of fatal outcomes depends heavily on safety cover — compare the “competition” and “diving alone” slices.
Incident depth
Where depth is known. Pool cases have no depth.
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