- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 2023: 6
- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 2022: 33
- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 1998-present: 946
- Average number of U.S. child heatstroke fatalities per year 1998-2022: 38
QUICK LINKS
- Infographic: .jpg .pdf
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Original
study published in Pediatrics.
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Monthly Statistics
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Statistics
by State
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New - Updated through 2022:
Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke: By the Numbers (also
PDF)
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NSC "Children
in Hot Cars" Online Course
CIRCUMSTANCES
An examination of media reports about the
938 pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths for a
25-year period (1998 through 2022) shows the following circumstances:
- 52.61% - Forgotten
by caregiver (496 children)
- 25.29% - Gained Access on their own (237)
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20.28% - Knowingly left by caregiver (190)
- 1.81% - Unknown (17)
AGES
The children that have died from vehicular heatstroke in the United States (1998-2022) have ranged in age from 5 days to 14 years. More than half of the deaths (54%) are children under 2 years of age. Below are the percentage of total deaths and the number of deaths.
| < 1 31% (284) | 3 14% (134) | 6 1% (9) | 9 <1% (2) | 12 <1% (1) |
| 1 23% (214) | 4 6% (54) | 7 <1% (3) | 10 <1% (3) | 13 <1% (3) |
| 2 19% (175) | 5 3% (30) | 8 <1% (3) | 11 <1% (4) | 14 <1% (3) |
| # | Date | City | Temperature | Gender | Age |
| 6 | 5/28/2023 | Palm Bay, FL | 85 | Girl | 11 mo |
| 5 | 5/26/2023 | Houston, TX | 88 | Boy | 4 yr |
| 4 | 5/24/2023 | Puyallup, WA | 77 | Unk | 1 yr |
| 3 | 5/16/2023 | Prosperity, FL | 92 | Girl | 2 yr |
| 2 | 3/6/2023 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 84 | Boy | 2 yr |
| 1 | 2/27/2023 | Atmore, AL | 79 | Boy | 2 yr |
