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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.
Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2016 and 2017 - Incorporating reviewable deaths of children
This report concerns 981 children aged from birth to 17 years who died in NSW in 2016 and 2017. It also considers how child mortality has changed over time in this state.
This the first biennial report produced by the Child Death Review Team, following 20 years of reporting to Parliament each year. It is also the first time that we have combined the Team’s report with specific responsibility for ‘reviewable’ deaths of children.
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25 June 2019
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with lived experience should be aware that this report includes information about child deaths.
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