Fatalities from child abuse by maltreatment type U.S. 2024

Number of child fatalities due to abuse in the United States in 2024, by maltreatment type

Number of fatalities from child abuse U.S. 2024, by maltreatment type

Last update:

Jul 6, 2026

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Region:

United States

Survey time period:

From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024

In 2024, a total of children in the United States died as a result of neglect, making it the leading cause of death due to child abuse or maltreatment. A further children died due to physical abuse in that year.

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