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Child Abuse Training
Statistics
Boys are slightly more likely to be victims of fatal
child abuse or neglect. In 2001, male children accounted
for 56% and females accounted for 44% of all fatalities.
Almost all child fatalities (93% in 2001) are associated
with physical abuse or neglect, as opposed to other
types of child maltreatment. More than one third (36%)
were associated with neglect alone. Physical abuse alone
was cited in more than one quarter (26%) of reported
fatalities. Another 22% of fatalities were the result
of a combination of physical abuse and neglect.
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