Child Population, Mortality, and Reviews for Washtenaw County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Child Population 68,660 68,649 69,518 70,133 71,040 71,871 72,686 78,587 79,606 80,699 80,730 81,195
Number of Child Deaths 43 43 50 34 39 36 42 51 52 46 40 50
Number of Child Deaths Reviewed - - - 1 - 21 4 15 9 11 14 9
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; and Michigan Child Death Review
Manner and Cause of Child Death, Washtenaw County, Ages 0-18, 1995-2004 
                           
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Natural 35 31 39 28 32 27 38 36 43 36 30 40
Perinatal Conditions 15 16 14 11 16 8 15 23 16 16 16 19
Congenital Anomalies 7 6 6 5 7 5 11 2 9 8 5 3
SIDS 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 6 2 2 1
Neoplasm 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 - 4
Nervous System Disease 2 1 3 3 4 1 4 1 - - 3 3
Circulatory System Disease 3 1 5 1 - - 3 2 1 2 1 2
Respiratory System Disease 1 - 1 1 1 3 - 2 4 1 2 2
All Other Natural Causes 3 2 6 2 - 3 2 3 5 3 1 6
Accidental (Unintentional Injury) 6 7 6 4 4 8 2 11 5 8 10 7
Motor Vehicle 3 6 5 4 4 4 1 7 3 2 5 4
Suffocation and Strangulation - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 2 1 2
Fire and Burn 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 3 2 -
Drowning - - - - - 1 1 2 - 1 1 -
Firearm and Weapon 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
All Other Accidents - - - - - 2 - 1 1 - 1 1
Homicide 1 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 2
Firearm and Weapon 1 2 3 - - - 2 2 1 - - 2
Child Abuse and Neglect - - - - - - - - - - - -
All Other Homicides - 2 - - - 1 - 1 3 - - -
Suicide 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Firearm and Weapon 1 1 2 1 1 - - - - 1 - 1
Suffocation and Strangulation - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
All Other Suicides - - - 1 1 - - - - - - -
Undetermined         1         1   0
Source: MDCH Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics