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Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1]: 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
Target 3.2 states that "by 2030, the goal is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age with all countries aiming to reduce under‑5 mortality to as low as 25 per 1,000 live births." [4] Child mortality rates have decreased in the last 40 years.
In 2008, there were 1,494 child homicides in the United States. Of those killed, 1,035 were male and 452 were female. [1]In the United States, about half of the states that maintain the death penalty have included child murder to their list of aggravating factors that may make a murder punishable by death.
The U.S. reached a new record number of gun-related deaths among children in 2021, claiming 4,752 young lives, a new analysis of CDC data finds. Firearms killed a record number of children in 2021 ...
At least 157 people were killed and 270 were injured last year in unintentional shootings by children, according to Everytown, an advocacy group for firearm safety.
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Female infanticide in India has a history spanning centuries.Poverty, the dowry system, births to unmarried women, deformed infants, famine, lack of support services, and maternal illnesses such as postpartum depression are among the causes that have been proposed to explain the phenomenon of female infanticide in India.
A juvenile is in custody after five were killed, including three children, during a 'possible domestic violence situation' in Fall City, Washington. Juvenile in custody after 5 people killed ...