Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for St. Clair County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Child Population 43,844 44,086 44,611 44,861 45,394 45,889 46,511 46,030 45,778 45,596 44,997 44,900
Number of Child Deaths 34 39 20 32 32 15 29 26 27 22 34 32
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed - - 3 19 30 23 39 23 13 20 33 24
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, St. Clair County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004 
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Natural 27 27 13 20 22 11 19 17 23 15 21 20
Perinatal Conditions 12 9 7 4 11 2 7 8 10 6 8 12
Congenital Anomalies 5 4 3 6 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 6
SIDS - - - 3 2 1 1 - - - 1 -
Neoplasm 3 3 - 3 - - 1 - 3 1 - 1
Nervous System Disease 2 1 - 1 2 2 2 - 1 1 4 1
Circulatory System Disease 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 1 -
Respiratory System Disease 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 2 - -
All Other Natural Causes 1 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 -
Accidental (Unintentional Injury) 5 10 4 10 8 4 8 7 4 7 6 8
Motor Vehicle 3 4 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 3 2 3
Suffocation and Strangulation - 3 - - - - 1 2 - 1 1 2
Fire and Burn - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 2 3 3
Drowning 1 2 1 - 2 - 3 1 - 1 - -
Firearm and Weapon 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - -
All Other Accidents - - - - - 2 - - - - - -
Homicide 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
Firearm and Weapon 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 -
Child Abuse and Neglect - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 -
All Other Homicides - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 -
Suicide 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 4
Firearm and Weapon - 2 - - 1 - 1 - - - - 2
Suffocation and Strangulation 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 2 2
All Other Suicides - - - - - - - - - - - -
Undetermined               1     1 0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics