Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Kent County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		153,363	154,698	156,773	158,030	159,712	160,797	162,699	170,913	171,867	172,764	172,084	172,489
Number of Child Deaths		140	136	120	129	98	106	119	125	119	122	131	125
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	45	33	29	33	60	74	85	81	73
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Kent County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		111	88	86	97	80	80	84	105	98	90	102	86
	Perinatal Conditions	41	27	30	40	27	21	30	45	41	40	47	33
	Congenital Anomalies	18	27	20	17	23	21	21	21	22	19	18	21
	SIDS	20	8	10	6	7	12	7	9	10	4	9	7
	Neoplasm	5	8	7	8	3	6	6	5	7	4	6	3
	Nervous System Disease	4	4	3	3	5	4	4	7	5	6	1	2
	Circulatory System Disease	8	3	5	2	4	2	2	4	3	6	8	6
	Respiratory System Disease	5	3	4	8	2	3	5	4	1	1	4	4
	All Other Natural Causes	10	8	7	13	9	11	9	10	9	10	9	10
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		21	37	28	27	8	19	28	15	13	27	19	33
	Motor Vehicle	10	20	18	16	5	6	18	11	12	19	11	16
	Suffocation and Strangulation	1	2	4	3	-	3	1	-	-	2	1	7
	Fire and Burn	3	7	3	1	1	9	4	-	1	1	4	4
	Drowning	3	3	1	4	2	1	3	2	-	-	2	3
	Firearm and Weapon	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	3	5	1	2	-	-	2	2	-	5	1	3
Homicide		7	8	5	3	8	6	4	3	3	2	5	3
	Firearm and Weapon	2	6	4	1	6	5	2	-	2	1	4	2
	Child Abuse and Neglect	-	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-
	All Other Homicides	5	1	-	1	1	1	1	2	1	-	1	1
Suicide		0	3	1	2	2	1	3	2	3	2	4	2
	Firearm and Weapon	-	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	1	-
	All Other Suicides	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-
Undetermined		1								2	1	1	1
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics