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Age of children entering care system in England 2011-2017

Age distribution of children taken into care in England from 2011 to 2017

The data displays the age group distribution of children taken into care in England in 2017. 18% of these children were under the age of 1 year and 17% were under 5 years old.

Under 1 18
1 to 4 18
5 to 9 18
10 to 15 29
16 and over 17