Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Gratiot County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		11,386	11,350	11,418	11,359	11,391	11,416	11,363	10,657	10,542	10,371	10,239	10,149
Number of Child Deaths		11	10	11	9	7	6	7	6	6	3	5	7
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	-	-	4	6	3	7	6	5	5
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Gratiot County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		9	5	4	5	6	5	3	5	2	2	2	6
	Perinatal Conditions	4	2	-	3	3	2	2	4	-	2	1	4
	Congenital Anomalies	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	-
	SIDS	-	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Neoplasm	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Nervous System Disease	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1
	Circulatory System Disease	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Respiratory System Disease	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Natural Causes	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		2	5	5	4	1	1	3	1	4	1	2	1
	Motor Vehicle	2	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	-	2	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
	Fire and Burn	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
	Drowning	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
Homicide		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Child Abuse and Neglect	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Homicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suicide		0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-
	All Other Suicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Undetermined													0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics