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According to a report by the Every Child Matters Education Fund, Kentucky has the highest child abuse Death Rate with more than 4 deaths per 100,000 children yearly and 41 deaths in 2007.

Other states with high child abuse death rates include South Dakota, Florida, Nebraska and Missouri.

Every year 3 million child abuse cases are reported in the United States.

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