Statistics Of Child Abuse In Malaysia
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Statistics of child abuse in malaysia. One in 10 children in malaysia about 750 000 are sexually abused according to community studies. Kuala lumpur jan 15 almost three decades have passed since the horrifying death of 15 month old baby balasundram who was allegedly beaten to death by his mother s boyfriend. Department of statistics official portal portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. With high statistics of child abuse children rights are taken away and children also loose the opportunity to live healthy and happily.
2 however studies also indicate significant undercounting of child maltreatment fatalities by some state agencies. If you need help call the wao hotline at 603 7956 3488 or sms whatsapp tina at 6018 988 8058. Welcome to the fast link of the department of statistics malaysia official portal selamat datang ke pautan pintas portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. Department of statistics malaysia block c6 complex c federal government administrative centre 62514 putrajaya tel.
According to social welfare department of malaysia indicated each year at least 1 000 children in malaysia are reported as victims. Did you know that an average of 9 children in malaysia suffered abuse every day in 2011 and these were only the reported cases. In 2014 state agencies identified an estimated 1 580 children who died as a result of abuse and neglect between four and five children a day. These statistics are based on cases reported to the royal malaysia police pdrm.
Mycensus 2020 portal portal banci 2020. Every child has the right to dream. Abuse robs a child of their health development and dignity. Graphic by nurul huda mohd dan.
Keep it lit for children. She mentioned that the numbers were from police statistics as reported by the english daily. Child abuse incidents continue to dominate the headlines more frequently. Out of the 22 134 child sexual abuse cases child rape cases were the highest at 13 272 59 7 followed by 6 014 27 04 molestation cases 796 cases 8 07 of incest and 1 052 cases involving unnatural sex reported free malaysia today on 27 july.
Yet there are many different barriers that keep them from realising it. In 95 of the cases their sexual abusers are people known to them. Many more experience abuse in silence and behind closed doors. Like all children they too have a right to a happy childhood free of abuse and neglect.
We must learn to recognize early signs of abuse in order to help save the 5 children that die every day from child abuse and neglect. The cases in malaysia are getting serious.