From China Daily via China.org:
Some 19,000 Chinese students died from unnatural causes in 2006, a survey has said. Food poisoning, drowning and traffic accidents topped the list of “killers”.
…It said the death toll comprised some 16,000 primary and secondary school students and about 3,000 college kids. The survey claimed about 45 percent of the deaths resulted from students’ poor safety awareness, while a further 18 percent could be attributed to poor management in schools and colleges….[Full Text]