Child Maltreatment Surveillance Indicator Framework

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Number of police-reported homicides of children aged 0-17 years by a family member, by sex, Canada, 2007-2016
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911.1FemaleMaleSexRate per 100,000 childrenFemale: 0.5 Male: 0.4 Total population: 0.4
SexRate per 100,000 children95% CI
Total population0.4- - -
Female0.5- - -
Male0.4- - -

Source: Homicide Survey 2007-2016

Measure Description

DefinitionNumber of police-reported homicides of children aged 0-17 years by a family member, per 100 000 children, in a given year (percentage out of all homicides of children aged 0-17 years)
Data SourceHomicide Survey (2007-2016)
Data AvailableSex-child, Age group-child, Census Metropolitan Area
Estimate CalculationNumerator: Number of police-reported homicides of children aged 0-17 years by a family member; Denominator: Total population, children 0-17 years


Suggested Citation

Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Child Maltreatment Surveillance Indicator Framework (CMSIF) Data Tool, 2020 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020.

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