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A league table of child maltreatment deaths in rich nations - Florence, Italy UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre 2003 - 36 p. ; computer file : PDF format (267Kb) - Innocenti Report Card, No. 5 .

This report attempts to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A small group of countries - Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Norway - appear to have an exceptionally low incidence of child maltreatment deaths; Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Hungary and France have levels that are 4 to 6 times higher. The United States, Mexico and Portugal have rates that are between 10 and 15 times higher than those at the top of the league table. The good news is that child deaths from maltreatment appear to be declining in the great majority of industrialized countries.

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ISBN: 8885401945

ISSN: 1605-7317

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ADOLESCENTS
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILDREN
RESEARCH
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
TRENDS
YOUNG PEOPLE
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
CHILD ABUSE

Dewey Class. No.: 362.7615 LEA