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- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 2019: 52
- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 2018: 53
- Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 1998-present: 849
- Average number of U.S. child heatstroke fatalities per year 1998-2019: 39
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Monthly Statistics
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Statistics
by State
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Trends & Patterns in Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke
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NSC "Children
in Hot Cars" Online Course
CIRCUMSTANCES
An examination of media reports about the 795 pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths for a
21-year period (1998 through 2018) shows the following circumstances:
- 53.8% - Forgotten by caregiver (429 children)
- 26.2% - Gained Access on their own (209)
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18.9% - Knowingly left by caregiver (151)
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1.0 % - Unknown (8)
AGES
The children that have died from vehicular heatstroke in the United States (1998-2018) 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 (797) deaths and the number of deaths.
| < 1 32% (257) | 3 14% (113) | 6 1% (8) | 9 <1% (2) | 12 <1% (1) |
| 1 22% (176) | 4 6% (45) | 7 <1% (3) | 10 <1% (3) | 13 <1% (1) |
| 2 19% (151) | 5 3% (28) | 8 <1% (3) | 11 <1% (3) | 14 <1% (2) |
| # | Date | City | Temp | Name | Age |
| 52 | 11/13/2019 | Walnut, CA | 73 | Kai Kayden Chen | 18 mo |
| 51 | 10/14/2019 | Tampa, FL | 88 | Girl | 18 mo |
| 50 | 10/6/2019 | Lancaster, TX | 97 | Boy | 2 yr |
| 49 | 10/5/2019 | Athens, AL | 95 | Casen Case | 13 mo |
| 48 | 10/4/2019 | Destrehan, LA | 97 | Avril Sanabria | 2 yr |
| 47 | 10/1/2019 | Phoenix, AZ | 91 | Samora Cousin | 4 mo |
| 46 | 9/29/2019 | Hinesville, GA | 93 | Raelynn Keyes | 3 yr |
| 45 | 9/29/2019 | Hinesville, GA | 93 | Payton Keyes | 3 yr |
| 44 | 9/27/2019 | Oxford, AL | 95 | Cash Edwin Jordan | 11 mo |
| 43 | 9/21/2019 | Torrance, CA | 81 | June Love Agosto | 2 yr |
| 42 | 9/21/2019 | San Antonio, TX | 93 | Liam Ordonez | 3 yr |
| 41 | 9/17/2019 | Hobbs, NM | 90 | Zariah Hasheme | 2 yr |
| 40 | 9/3/2019 | Gilbert, AZ | 108 | Girl | 3 yr |
| 39 | 8/29/2019 | Lexington, KY | 84 | Valen Hakizimana | 2 mo |
| 38 | 8/29/2019 | Pineville, NC | 85 | Boy | 1 yr |
| 37 | 8/25/2019 | Brownsburg, IN | 80 | Marah Anne Crapo | 21 mo |
| 36 | 8/16/2019 | Booneville, MS | 94 | Lincoln Knox Dodds | 21 mo |
| 35 | 8/16/2019 | Lindenwold, NJ | 88 | Milliani Robertson-Lawrence | 22 mo |
| 34 | 8/13/2019 | Santaquin, UT | 91 | Wade Ron Taylor | 2 mo |
| 33 | 8/11/2019 | Lawrence, KS | 89 | DéVonté Lashawn Turner | 2 yr |
| 32 | 8/9/2019 | Knoxville, TN | 91 | Jovany Isaiah Morales | 6 mo |
| 31 | 8/7/2019 | Columbus, NE | 86 | Weston Nicolas | 1 yr |
| 30 | 8/6/2019 | Moultrie, GA | 90 | Damian Elias Leyva | 21 mo |
| 29 | 8/5/2019 | Ruffin, SC | 88 | Cristina Pangalangan | 13 yr |
| 28 | 8/5/2019 | San Diego, CA | 83 | Scarlett Grace Harris | 2 yr |
| 27 | 8/1/2019 | Corbin, KY | 88 | Aubrey Rose | 2 yr |
| 26 | 8/1/2019 | Garland, TX | 95 | Victoria Tran | 9 mo |
| 25 | 7/29/2019 | Oakland Park, FL | 93 | Noah Sneed | 2 yr |
| 24 | 7/26/2019 | Bronx, NY | 86 | Luna Rodriguez | 1 yr |
| 23 | 7/26/2019 | Bronx, NY | 86 | Phoenix Rodriguez | 1 yr |
| 22 | 7/16/2019 | Richmond, VA | 93 | Luciana Kaye Diaz | 10 mo |
| 21 | 7/11/2019 | Smyrna, TN | 93 | Daylin Palmer | 3 yr |
| 20 | 7/9/2019 | Evansville, IN | 90 | Oliver Dill | 3 yr |
| 19 | 7/2/2019 | Denton, TX | 93 | Sarbesh Gurung | 2 yr |
| 18 | 6/30/2019 | Sioux City, IA | 98 | Girl | 16 mo |
| 17 | 6/28/2019 | Dothan, AL | 93 | Castiel King | 2 yr |
| 16 | 6/27/2019 | Morristown, TN | 90 | Benjamin Santana | 3 yr |
| 15 | 6/22/2019 | Galveston, TX | 92 | Ryan Peña | 18 mo |
| 14 | 6/21/2019 | Bardwell, TX | 94 | Mia Villegas | 11 mo |
| 13 | 6/20/2019 | Providence Village, TX | 98 | Kaysen Neyland | 4 yr |
| 12 | 6/8/2019 | Butler County, KS | 86 | Girl | 3 mo |
| 11 | 6/2/2019 | Calverton Park, MO | 79 | Joseline Eichelberger | 11 mo |
| 10 | 5/22/2019 | Blytheville, SC | 88 | Zion Akinrefon | 4 yr |
| 9 | 5/22/2019 | Jacksonville, FL | 95 | Brooklyn Isaac | 4 mo |
| 8 | 5/18/2019 | Indianapolis, In | 87 | Maria Guadalupe Sanchez | 1 yr |
| 7 | 5/11/2019 | Lake Havasu, AZ | 85 | Malia Mae Martin | 18 mo |
| 6 | 5/6/2019 | Lakewood Township, NJ | 69 | Girl | 21 mo |
| 5 | 5/4/2019 | St. Paul, MN | 71 | Riley Taylor | 4 yr |
| 4 | 5/2/2019 | Boomer, NC | 82 | Kaiden Logan | 9 mo |
| 3 | 4/22/2019 | Glendale, AZ | 86 | Girl | 18 mo |
| 2 | 4/10/2019 | Perdido Key, FL | 81 | Joy Monell-Merritt | 2 yrs |
| 1 | 4/4/2019 | Melbourne, FL | 79 | Richard Wighart | 14 mos |
