Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Van Buren County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Child Population		22,213	22,350	22,560	22,741	22,795	22,874	22,964	22,508	22,286	22,117	22,003	21,891
Number of Child Deaths		20	15	19	15	17	25	21	13	17	13	14	16
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed		-	-	-	-	2	9	12	11	10	14	13	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, Van Buren County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
Year		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural		9	9	9	10	15	17	10	3	10	5	8	13
	Perinatal Conditions	2	-	4	2	7	7	3	1	7	3	4	5
	Congenital Anomalies	1	3	2	1	3	5	1	1	2	-	2	2
	SIDS	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	1
	Neoplasm	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
	Nervous System Disease	-	2	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	1
	Circulatory System Disease	-	-	-	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	3
	Respiratory System Disease	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
	All Other Natural Causes	2	1	1	1	-	1	2	-	-	2	1	-
Accidental (Unintentional Injury)		9	3	10	4	2	4	8	10	4	4	6	2
	Motor Vehicle	6	3	6	4	2	4	3	10	3	1	4	2
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
	Fire and Burn	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
	Drowning	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	2	-
	Firearm and Weapon	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Accidents	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Homicide		2	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
	Firearm and Weapon	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Child Abuse and Neglect	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
	All Other Homicides	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	-
Suicide		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1
	Firearm and Weapon	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-
	Suffocation and Strangulation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	1
	All Other Suicides	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Undetermined					1		1						0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics