Utah Child Fatality Review Annual Report : 2020 Data

The death of a child is a tragedy for families and communities. In 2020, there were 451 Utah children 0-18 years of age who died. Of those deaths, 29.4% (n=139) were determined to be from injury. Injury deaths are mostly preventable, yet they continue to be the leading cause of death for children aged 1-18 in Utah. The Utah Child Fatality Review Committee (CFRC) applies a public health approach to prevent child death by aggregating data from individual child deaths, describing trends and patterns of the deaths, and recommending and implementing prevention strategies. Between 2020 and 2022, the Utah CFRC reviewed 177 child deaths that occurred during 2020. This report summarizes the data from these reviews and the prevention recommendations made by the Utah CFRC.