2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

SAFE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES

Percent of Riverside County Resident Non-Fatal/Fatal Drownings by Age Group and Sex, 2018-2022 ’

Number of Riverside County Child Deaths Ages 0-17 2021-2023

299

Female

Male

300

28.3%

50 100 200 250 150

30%

23.8%

20%

14.6%

12.8%

12.1%

10%

5.6%

1.8%

0.8%

0

27

22

Non Fatal

Fatal

Non Fatal

Fatal

0

Ages 0-4

Ages 5+

Homicide Other* *Other includes Accident, Natural, Undetermined, and Unknown/Pending Suicide

Number of Child Deaths by Age in Riverside County and California 2020 

Sleep-Related Infant (Before Age 1) Death Counts in Riverside County 2013 to 2024 Ž

Homicide Suicide Other

Unintentional Injuries

400

25

336

300

20

18

17

200

16

196

13

14 13

15

13

165

165

153

130

12

100

100

103

10 8

10

39

22

25

15-19 17

7

0

4

8

9

5

8

5

6

12

16

3

Ages 1-4 5-14

Ages 1-4 5-14 219 342

15-19

5

Totals:

21

20

55

817

Riverside County

California

0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Mortality Rate Among People Under Age 20 per 100,000 Population in Riverside County 2018-2021 to 2020-2023 –

1250

1,069

1,115

1,113

1000

750

500

250

0

2018-2021

2019-2022

2020-2023

Riverside County Children and Family Services. (2026). Children and Family Services data and program overview. Riverside County Department of Public Social Services. https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/660/deaths-age-cause/table#fmt=939&loc=2,367&tf=95&ch=1307,1309,446,530,531,1644,533,532,975,534,529&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc ŽRiverside University Health System. (2026). Health Matters Brief: Sleep-Related Infant Deaths in Riverside County, CA. https://www.ruhealth.org/media/5101

–Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity (SHAPE) Riverside County. (2025). Child Mortality Rate: Under 20. https://www.shaperivco.org/indicators/index/view?indicatorId=15573&localeId=270&valueTypeId=2 ›Kidsdata.org. (2022). Deaths, by Age Group and Cause.

https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/660/deaths-age-cause/table#fmt=939&loc=2,367&tf=95&ch=1307,1309,446,530,531,1644,533,532,975,534,529&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc ŸRiverside University Health System – Public Health, Epidemiology and Program Evaluation. (2023, September). Unintentional non fatal and fatal drowning in Riverside County, CA (Health Matters Brief)

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