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This site includes information about child deaths, which some readers may find distressing. If you need support, free and confidential help is available. 

We wish to convey our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the infants, children and young people in NSW who have died. It is our foremost responsibility to learn from these deaths and to use that knowledge to make a difference.

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Published 4 Nov 2025

Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2022 and 2023

This report concerns the 885 children who died in NSW in calendar years 2022 and 2023.

Drowning,

External causes,

Homicide

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Report

Published 4 Nov 2025

Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2022 and 2023

This report concerns the 885 children who died in NSW in calendar years 2022 and 2023.

Drowning,

External causes,

Homicide

4+

Report

Published 30 Oct 2025

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2024-25

The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) Annual Report 2024-25 describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Report

Published 31 Oct 2024

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2023-24

This annual report describes the operations of the Child Death Review Team during the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Report

Published 27 Nov 2023

Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2020 and 2021

This report concerns the deaths of the 950 children who died in New South Wales (NSW) across 2020 and 2021. It examines underlying factors that may have contributed to preventable deaths, and where possible seeks to identify actions that can and should be done to prevent or reduce the deaths of children in NSW in future.

Drowning,

External causes,

Homicide

4+

Report

Published 26 Nov 2023

Infant deaths from severe perinatal brain injury in NSW 2016-2019: key thematic observations

This report discusses issues identified in a preliminary study of 101 infant deaths over a 4-year period.

Natural causes,

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)

Report

Published 30 Oct 2023

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2022-23

The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) Annual Report 2022-23 describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Report

Published 8 Dec 2022

Effects of perinatal conditions and local area socioeconomic status on early childhood mortality in New South Wales - linked data analysis

This report analyses the relationship between early childhood mortality and maternal and baby characteristics at the time of birth (perinatal conditions) using a linked data set covering all babies born in NSW between 2005 and 2018.

Report

Published 24 Oct 2022

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2021-22

This annual report, made under s34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (the Act), describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Report

Published 31 Jul 2022

The role of child restraints and seatbelts in passenger deaths of children aged 0-12 years in NSW

This report reviews the deaths of 66 children aged less than 13 years who died as passengers in vehicle crashes in NSW between 2007-2016. The review was conducted by Neuroscience Australia, and examined the deaths of 66 children aged 0-12 years who died as passengers in NSW during the ten-year period, 2007-16.

Transport

Report

Published 25 Oct 2021

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2020-21

This annual report, made under s34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (the Act), describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Report

Published 20 Aug 2021

Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2018 and 2019 - Incorporating reviewable deaths of children

This report concerns the 989 children who died in New South Wales in calendar years 2018 and 2019. The report also includes information about longer term trends in child mortality in this state.

Drowning,

External causes,

Homicide

4+

Report

Published 26 Oct 2020

NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2019-20

This annual report, made under s34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (the Act), describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.