### Question
How is the term sudden unexpected death in childhood defined?


### Answer
The term **sudden unexpected death in childhood** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300c* as the following:

> the sudden death of a child who is at least 1 year of age but not more than 17 years of age that, when first discovered, did not have an obvious cause

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER IX-GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME > Part B-Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood**

