Statistic Of Baby Dumping In Malaysia 2018
According to royal malaysia police pdrm statistics one reported case of baby dumping every three days is just the tip of the iceberg as these only highlight cases that have been discovered.
Statistic of baby dumping in malaysia 2018. Children statistics publication malaysia 2018 introduction this publication presents selected children statistics as the basis to measure the quality of life and well being of children at the national and state levels. The compilation of statistics in this publication consists of four main fields namely population health. 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. Abandoned with only two soft toys there was no note left behind to indicate who had abandoned him.
Despite harsh laws in place to deter teen pregnancies and baby dumping reports indicate an average of over 100 babies dumped annually. 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. Despite the introduction of baby hatches all over malaysia baby dumping is still a big problem today. Mycensus 2020 portal portal banci 2020.
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. Welcome to the fast link of the department of statistics malaysia official portal selamat datang ke pautan pintas portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. Deputy women family and community minister hannah yeoh pic. This research examines baby dumping scenario in malaysia and its position under islamic and civil law.
The lack of early sex education is among the contributing factors in the rise of baby dumping cases. Department of statistics official portal portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. The scenario of dumping of babies in malaysia is alarming and increasing day by day. Additionally 79 302 cases of teenage pregnancies below 18 were recorded between 2012 and 2016.
Out of the 1 075 cases of baby dumping reported in the country since 2008 almost 25 of the number comes from selangor. 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.