Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Kalamazoo County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		59,695	59,617	59,918	59,917	59,999	59,882	59,860	61,984	61,763	62,045	61,725	61,265
Number of Child Deaths		50	32	41	40	44	58	28	44	50	57	43	37
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	3	5	21	16	19	17	28	23	16
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Kalamazoo County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		31	20	35	30	34	37	18	31	37	45	30	22
	Perinatal Conditions	10	11	17	13	17	19	9	18	17	23	18	12
	Congenital Anomalies	7	2	6	8	8	6	4	4	9	10	3	5
	SIDS	4	2	5	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	-	1
	Neoplasm	2	1	2	3	1	1	-	1	-	1	1	-
	Nervous System Disease	1	-	2	1	4	1	-	-	-	1	1	-
	Circulatory System Disease	-	-	1	2	1	4	1	3	2	1	1	-
	Respiratory System Disease	3	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	1
	All Other Natural Causes	4	4	2	1	2	5	1	2	6	5	6	3
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		11	11	5	8	7	12	8	10	12	9	13	11
	Motor Vehicle	7	9	1	4	3	8	5	6	7	5	11	7
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	3	2	1	-	2	3	-	1	3
	Fire and Burn	2	-	2	-	-	2	2	-	1	1	-	-
	Drowning	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	1	1	3	-	1
	Firearm and Weapon	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	2	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
Homicide		4	1	1	2	2	6	1	0	1	1	0	2
	Firearm and Weapon	2	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
	Child Abuse and Neglect	2	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	1
	All Other Homicides	-	-	1	-	1	4	-	-	-	1	-	-
Suicide		3	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	2	0	2
	Firearm and Weapon	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	-	1	-	1
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1
	All Other Suicides	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Undetermined		1							1				0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics