U.S. Leads Developed World in Child Abuse Death Rate

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The United States leads the developed world in child-abuse deaths, according to the organization Every Child Matters. More than 20,000 American children have died over the past decade in their own homes because of family members, with about 75% being under four years of age and nearly half being under one. The U.S. child-maltreatment death rate is three times higher than Canada’s and 11 times that of Italy.
Some observers also blame the well-intended, but often tragic emphasis in the United States on keeping families together even if a child may be in danger.