Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Muskegon County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2003
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		47,414	47,432	47,650	47,826	48,206	48,431	48,787	49,059	18,896	18,662	48,387	48,126
Number of Child Deaths		32	43	37	37	39	39	46	23	43	26	39	32
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	-	1	23	15	14	16	10	9	11
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Muskegon County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		18	29	28	24	26	21	35	20	32	17	32	25
	Perinatal Conditions	5	8	11	6	10	2	15	8	14	6	12	11
	Congenital Anomalies	5	8	4	11	8	7	9	4	7	3	7	7
	SIDS	2	6	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	2	1	-
	Neoplasm	1	-	1	1	3	3	1	-	1	2	2	2
	Nervous System Disease	-	2	2	1	-	-	3	1	-	1	1	-
	Circulatory System Disease	2	1	-	2	2	2	1	-	1	1	1	-
	Respiratory System Disease	1	2	1	2	-	1	1	1	2	-	2	1
	All Other Natural Causes	2	2	6	-	1	4	2	3	3	2	6	4
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		13	13	7	11	9	16	11	3	11	9	6	4
	Motor Vehicle	7	7	4	11	3	11	6	1	7	5	4	3
	Suffocation and Strangulation	1	-	-	-	2	2	2	1	-	-	1	1
	Fire and Burn	2	2	1	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Drowning	3	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	1	-
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	-	3	-	-	1	3	3	-	2	1	-	-
Homicide		0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Child Abuse and Neglect	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	All Other Homicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suicide		1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
	All Other Suicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Undetermined													0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics