Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Ottawa County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		61,880	62,980	64,661	66,090	67,746	69,164	70,621	72,502	72,806	72,860	72,492	72,407
Number of Child Deaths		38	38	40	39	31	44	39	45	48	45	35	33
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	-	-	17	28	10	12	24	12	12
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Ottawa County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		27	29	29	31	24	25	26	32	36	33	27	23
	Perinatal Conditions	8	16	10	15	9	9	11	11	11	17	7	7
	Congenital Anomalies	5	2	6	6	5	8	7	6	10	6	11	9
	SIDS	4	4	5	-	2	1	3	5	2	1	1	1
	Neoplasm	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	4	3	5	1	-
	Nervous System Disease	3	2	1	-	-	1	-	2	2	-	2	2
	Circulatory System Disease	-	-	1	1	3	-	3	-	1	2	1	2
	Respiratory System Disease	1	-	2	2	1	4	-	2	1	1	1	-
	All Other Natural Causes	3	2	1	4	1	1	1	2	6	1	3	2
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		6	8	10	8	7	16	12	10	6	8	8	9
	Motor Vehicle	4	7	8	6	5	9	10	8	6	7	4	7
	Suffocation and Strangulation	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
	Fire and Burn	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	3	-
	Drowning	1	-	-	1	2	1	-	1	-	1	1	2
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	-	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Homicide		3	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	1
	Firearm and Weapon	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	-
	Child Abuse and Neglect	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
	All Other Homicides	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1
Suicide		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0
	Firearm and Weapon	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	2	-	-
	All Other Suicides	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Undetermined										2			0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics