- One shaken baby in four dies.
Some studies estimate that 15% of children's deaths are
due to battering or shaking, and an additional 15% are possible
cases of shaking.
- Of the 37 children that died in Florida
in 1995-96 13 died from a combination of Shaken Baby
Syndrome/ Head Trauma.
- Of the thousands that survive death,
serious injury usually occurs.
"SBS" victims range in age from a few days to
a few months old; the average is six months.
- More than 60% of the victims of Shaken
Baby Syndrome are male.
- Almost 80% of the perpetrators of Shaken
Baby Syndrome are male
These Shaken Baby Syndrome Statistics are scarry,
at best. Please help us spread the word about Shaken Baby
Syndrome.
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