Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Calhoun County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Child Population 38,831 38,887 38,855 38,527 38,705 39,022 39,142 37,675 37,472 37,301 37,114 37,102
Number of Child Deaths 43 26 25 25 47 22 25 29 40 29 23 34
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed - - - - - 83 21 19 15 4 - 0
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Calhoun County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004 
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Natural 31 16 18 12 26 18 17 16 29 23 15 23
Perinatal Conditions 12 6 3 3 6 6 5 13 17 7 6 8
Congenital Anomalies 9 3 5 - 3 4 1 1 4 3 5 7
SIDS 2 1 3 3 8 2 6 - 2 4 - 1
Neoplasm 3 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 3 - -
Nervous System Disease 1 - 1 1 3 3 1 - 1 2 - 2
Circulatory System Disease - 1 - - 3 - 2 1 1 - 2 -
Respiratory System Disease 1 - 2 - - 1 1 1 2 - 1 1
All Other Natural Causes 3 4 3 5 2 - - - - 4 1 4
Accidental (Unintentional Injury) 9 6 2 8 19 4 5 8 10 4 8 5
Motor Vehicle 4 2 2 5 12 2 5 4 6 2 1 4
Suffocation and Strangulation - 1 - 1 - - - 1 1 2 5 1
Fire and Burn 3 - - - 4 - - - - - 1 -
Drowning 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 3 - 1 -
Firearm and Weapon - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - -
All Other Accidents 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Homicide 2 3 4 4 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 2
Firearm and Weapon 2 2 1 3 1 - 1 1 - - - 2
Child Abuse and Neglect - 1 - - - - 1 1 1 - - -
All Other Homicides - - 3 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Suicide 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2
Firearm and Weapon 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1
Suffocation and Strangulation - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - -
All Other Suicides - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Undetermined                   1   2
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics