In 2021, about 4.8 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 2021
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Statistics on Child abuse in the U.S.
Overview
5
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of victims 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - reported victims 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - deaths per day due to abuse and neglect 1998-2021
Child abuse
8
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2021, by age of victim
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2021, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse rate in the U.S. - victims 2021, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse rate in the U.S. - victims 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2021, by type of maltreatment
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of sex offenses U.S. 2021, by victim's age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2021, by perpetrator relationship
Fatalities
6
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by sex
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by perpetrator relationship
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by maltreatment type
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by caregiver risk factors
Preventive services
3
Further related statistics
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by relationship to victim
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by state
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by age
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by sex
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Offense/drug/alcohol history of abused U.S. state prison inmates 1999
- Female proportion of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Child abuse in the U.S. - percent of prison inmates who were abused as a child 1999
- Lifetime cost related to fatal child sexual abuse, by gender and type 2015
- Total costs associated with nonfatal child sexual abuse in the U.S. 2015
- Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of reported cases 1990-2010
- Direct costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- Family violence crimes against children in Russia 2012-2021
- Reporting of sexual harassment by women in Great Britain 2017, by age
- Rate of senior victims of family physical assaults, Canada, by sex 2009-2018
- Bed, Bath & Beyond: people who shopped for home accessories in 2018
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw“ in Belgium 2012-2025
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Statistics
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by relationship to victim
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by state
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by age
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by sex
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Offense/drug/alcohol history of abused U.S. state prison inmates 1999
- Female proportion of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Child abuse in the U.S. - percent of prison inmates who were abused as a child 1999
- Lifetime cost related to fatal child sexual abuse, by gender and type 2015
- Total costs associated with nonfatal child sexual abuse in the U.S. 2015
- Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of reported cases 1990-2010
- Direct costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- Family violence crimes against children in Russia 2012-2021
- Reporting of sexual harassment by women in Great Britain 2017, by age
- Rate of senior victims of family physical assaults, Canada, by sex 2009-2018
- Bed, Bath & Beyond: people who shopped for home accessories in 2018
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw“ in Belgium 2012-2025
Administration for Children & Families. (February 9, 2023). Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. 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. (2023). Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Number of child deaths per day due to child abuse and neglect in the United States from 1998 to 2021 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255206/number-of-child-deaths-per-day-due-to-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-the-us/