July 2011

• Every 7 seconds a public school student is suspended.*
• Every 27 seconds a high school student drops out.*
• Every 58 seconds a public school student is corporally punished.*
• Every one and a half minutes a baby is born without health insurance.
• Every 2 minutes a baby is born into poverty.
• Every 3 and a half minutes a baby is born to a teen mother.
• Every 4 minutes a child is abused or neglected.
• Every 7 minutes a baby is born at low birthweight.
• Every 5 hours a child or teen dies in an accident.
• Every 14 hours a child or teen is killed by a firearm.
• Every one and a half days a child or teen commits suicide.
• Every one and a half days a child dies of abuse or neglect.
• Every 4 days a woman dies of complications of childbirth or pregnancy.

* Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each)

Learn more stats about the state of children in America on our Each Day in America page.