In a unique count of child fatalities by the ACF, there were 1,258 child fatalities from abuse and neglect in the U.S. in 2011. The youngest children were the most exposed to death. Children under age one accounted for 42.4% of all child abuse fatalities and 16.8 per 100,000 children under age one died from abuse and neglect in 2011.
In a unique count of child fatalities by the ACF, there were 1,258 child fatalities from abuse and neglect in the U.S. in 2011. The youngest children were the most exposed to death. Children under age one accounted for 42.4% of all child abuse fatalities and 16.8 per 100,000 children under age one died from abuse and neglect in 2011.