In 2022, about 5.36 children died each day of abuse and neglect in the United States. This is an increase from 1998, when about 3.13 children in the United States died each day due to abuse and neglect.
Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022
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Administration for Children & Families. (January 29, 2024). Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families. (2024). Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Child Deaths per Day Due to Child Abuse and Neglect in The United States from 1998 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families, Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2022 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/
