Statistic Of Baby Dumping In Malaysia 2017

Police statistics from earlier years show that 407 babies were dumped nationwide between 2005 to 2010 averaging about 80 per year with selangor johor and sabah being the states with the highest.

Statistic of baby dumping in malaysia 2017. The media quoted the minister of women family and community development in january 2016 that out of the 104 babies dumped in 2015 61 were found dead and only 43 alive. Baby dumping in malaysia the unending tragedy dr john teo monday 23 jan 2017 07 47 am myt january 23 an average of 100 babies are dumped nationwide in malaysia every year with more than half of them found dead according to police statistics. Abandoned with only two soft toys there was no note left behind to indicate who had abandoned him. Selangor was recorded to have the highest number of baby dumping cases 215 babies the second highest was sabah with 113 followed by johor with 104 and kuala lumpur with 83 cases.

In perak a baby girl with her umbilical cord still intact was found in front of an ironmonger s shop at lorong perak mid april. Population by age group and sex malaysia 2017 dan 2018e. The number of male and female children is 1 34 million and 1 26 million persons respectively. Selangor recorded the highest number of baby dumping incidences last year with 23 cases.

Meanwhile the composition of children under 5 years is 8 0 per cent 2 6 million of the total population in malaysia. She said over the last 10 years 1 075 cases of baby dumping cases were reported across malaysia adding that education is necessary to prevent such cases from increasing. January 23 an average of 100 babies are dumped nationwide in malaysia every year with more than half of them found dead according to police statistics. Despite the introduction of baby hatches all over malaysia baby dumping is still a big problem today.

She added that out of all those cases 64 percent of the babies dumped were found dead.