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Table 4-3 Child Fatalities by Age and Sex
Using Population-Based Rate, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Blank Cell Boys Girls
Age Population Number Rate Per
100,000		 Population Number Rate Per
100,000
<1 1,287,401 228 17.7 1,233,633 174 14.1
  1 1,284,467 74 5.8 1,231,868 70 5.7
  2 1,292,802 67 5.2 1,238,848 49 4.0
  3 1,246,115 30 2.4 1,187,072 34 2.9
  4-7 4,971,835 53 1.1 4,746,914 41 0.9
  8-11 5,230,510 32 0.6 4,985,123 18 0.4
  12-17 8,039,127 28 0.4 7,644,133 25 0.3
Total 23,352,257 512 Blank Cell 22,267,591 411 Blank Cell
Rate Blank Cell Blank Cell 2.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1.9
Weighted Percent Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell


Blank Cell Blank Cell Total Fatality Victims
Age Population Number Rate Per
100,000		 Percent
<1 2,521,034 402 16.0 43.6
  1 2,516,335 144 5.7 15.6
  2 2,531,650 116 4.6 12.6
  3 2,433,187 64 2.6 6.9
  4-7 9,718,749 94 1.0 10.2
  8-11 10,215,633 50 0.5 5.4
  12-17 15,683,260 53 0.3 5.7
Total 45,619,848 923 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Rate Blank Cell Blank Cell 2.0 Blank Cell
Weighted Percent Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 100.0

Data Source: Child File
Based on data from 34 states.


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