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The monetary burden of child abuse in the United States rivals that of other major health problems such as diabetes and stroke, according to researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The lifetime medical costs for each maltreated child in 2008 averaged $210,012 (in 2010 dollars), outstripping that of type 2 diabetes (range, $181,000 - $253,000) and stroke ($159,486). Costs associated with each fatal case were even higher ($1,272,900), resulting in a low-end conservative estimate of $124 billion in total lifetime economic burden.
