Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Allegan County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		29,297	29,689	30,214	30,623	31,168	31,518	32,087	31,863	31,786	31,712	31,267	31,531
Number of Child Deaths		20	21	19	23	16	29	19	17	21	22	19	16
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	-	-	6	13	5	12	12	9	7
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Allegan County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		14	8	12	11	9	19	10	11	15	9	15	10
	Perinatal Conditions	3	5	8	4	3	8	3	5	11	6	6	2
	Congenital Anomalies	2	-	2	2	4	2	5	3	2	1	4	5
	SIDS	3	1	1	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Neoplasm	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	2	1	-	1	2
	Nervous System Disease	1	1	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-
	Circulatory System Disease	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
	Respiratory System Disease	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	All Other Natural Causes	-	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	-	1	3	1
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		6	12	7	11	7	9	4	5	6	12	4	6
	Motor Vehicle	5	6	4	9	5	7	2	1	4	9	2	5
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	1	2	1	-
	Fire and Burn	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Drowning	-	2	1	1	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	-
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	1
Homicide		0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
	Child Abuse and Neglect	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Homicides	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Suicide		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
	All Other Suicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Undetermined							1						0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics