Reduce child abuse and neglect deaths — IVP‑15 Data

Status: Getting worse

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Most Recent Data:
2.8 child abuse and neglect deaths per 100,000 children (2022)

Target:
1.9 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
2.4 child abuse and neglect deaths per 100,000 children under 18 years occurred in 2017

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Child maltreatment deaths, 2017-2022 ^◊Decrease desired

2017 ¹2018 ²20192020 ³2021 ⁴2022 ⁵

Child maltreatment deaths, 2017-2022 ^◊
(child abuse and neglect deaths per 100,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population	2017 ¹	2018 ²	2019	2020 ³	2021 ⁴	2022 ⁵
Total	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.8

Data Sources: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACF ; Population Estimates, Census

Child maltreatment deaths by

1 Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington excluded due to no fatalities (i.e., blank) reported in Child File.

2 Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington excluded due to no fatalities (i.e., blank) reported in the Child File.

3 Alaska, California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington are excluded due to no fatalities (i.e., blank) reported in the Child File.

4 Alaska, California, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington excluded due to no fatalities (blank) reported in the Child File.

5 Alaska, California, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington are excluded due to no fatalities (i.e., blank) reported in the Child File (with fatalities reported in Agency File). Massachusetts is excluded due to no fatalities (i.e., blank) reported in the Child File or Agency File.

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "per 100,000 population,

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Reduce child abuse and neglect deaths — IVP‑15 Data

Status: Getting worse

Child maltreatment deaths, 2017-2022 ◊Decrease desired

Child maltreatment deaths, 2017-2022 ^◊Decrease desired