863 kids died in Arizona in 2021, compared to 838 in 2020. Child drownings doubled between 2020 and 2021. abc15
PHOENIX — Drownings, child neglect and firearms contributed to an increase in child deaths in Arizona during 2021, marking the highest rate of child deaths in the last 10 years, according to an annual report issued by the state.
Arizona child death rates from drowning and abuse or neglect “increased drastically” from 2020, says the report. Child drownings doubled from 22 deaths in 2020 to 44 deaths in 2021, and drowning was the most common cause of death in children ages 1 through 4 years old, the report says. There were 128 Arizona children who died from abuse or neglect in 2021, up from 95 such deaths in 2020.
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