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Table 4-2     Child Fatality Rates per 100,000 Children, 2000-2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Reporting Year Number of Child Fatalities Rate Per 100,000 States Reporting Population of Reporting States National Child Population (51 States) Estimated Child Fatalities
2000 1,305 1.85 48 70,561,902 72,342,618 1,300
2001 1,373 1.96 50 70,032,116 72,603,552 1,400
2002 1,386 1.98 49 70,069,362 72,846,774 1,400
2003 1,177 2.00 48 58,997,173 73,043,506 1,500

Data Source: CAF.

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