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Death of a child, or death in childhood, or death of children and youth, refers to the death of children and young people over one year of age. Deaths prior to age one are classified as infant deaths. The upper bound for distinguishing between child and adult is culturally mediated, and may range from 13 to 18.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sometimes known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. [2] SIDS usually occurs during sleep. [3]
Share of children born alive that die before the age of 5 (2017) [1] Breakdown of child mortality by cause, OWID. Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [2] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live ...
A mother in Missouri has been arrested after her 1-year-old child died after not being fed for almost two days, authorities have alleged. On Tuesday, March 4, Alyssa N. Wehmeyer, 21, of Cape ...
Two young children, ages just 7 and 12, were forced to help beat and torture transgender man Sam Nordquist to death in an upstate New York motel, prosecutors revealed in a disturbing update Wednesday.
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is the death of a child over the age of 12 months which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. There has not been enough research to identify risk factors, common characteristics, or prevention strategies for SUDC. SUDC is similar in concept to sudden infant death syndrome ...
An 18-year-old man was charged with capital murder in connection with the death of a child who was found in the middle of a Texas street, according to police.. Evidence submitted to an ...
This category is for articles about people who died as children or teenagers. ... Children by cause of death (9 C) + Fictional child deaths (1 C, 14 P) R.