Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Eaton County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Child Population 27,606 27,824 28,166 28,339 28,462 28,562 28,667 28,509 28,200 28,023 27,431 27,230
Number of Child Deaths 18 17 14 21 5 14 13 15 7 17 16 9
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed - - - - 12 13 14 7 9 9 4 4
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Eaton County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004 
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Natural 9 9 10 12 3 10 5 7 5 10 9 5
Perinatal Conditions - 3 5 4 3 1 1 4 1 1 7 2
Congenital Anomalies 4 - 1 1 - 2 2 2 - 7 1 2
SIDS 1 3 - 1 - 3 - 1 - - - -
Neoplasm 2 1 1 - - - 1 - 2 1 1 -
Nervous System Disease 1 - 2 - - - - - 1 1 - -
Circulatory System Disease - - - 2 - 1 1 - - - - -
Respiratory System Disease - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1
All Other Natural Causes 1 2 1 3 - 2 - - 1 - - -
Accidental (Unintentional Injury) 7 7 3 7 1 2 7 7 2 5 6 2
Motor Vehicle 4 4 3 5 1 2 5 5 2 3 5 2
Suffocation and Strangulation 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Fire and Burn 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Drowning - 1 - 1 - - 2 - - 2 1 -
Firearm and Weapon 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
All Other Accidents - 1 - 1 - - - 2 - - - -
Homicide 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
Firearm and Weapon - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Child Abuse and Neglect - - - - - - - - - - - 1
All Other Homicides - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
Suicide 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Firearm and Weapon 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 - - 1 -
Suffocation and Strangulation - - - - - - - - - - - -
All Other Suicides - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Undetermined 1       1             1
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics