[USA] Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions / Child Welfare Information Gateway, May 2008
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm
"Despite the efforts of the child protection system, child maltreatment fatalities remain a serious problem. Although the untimely deaths of children due to illness and accidents have been closely monitored, deaths that result from physical assault or severe neglect can be more difficult to track because the perpetrators, usually parents, are less likely to be forthcoming about the circumstances. Intervention strategies targeted at solving this problem face complex challenges."