Child Health Report 2002 - Child Population

Peel's Children

• In 1996, there were over 250,000 children aged 0-19 years in Peel. By 2006, this number is expected to grow to almost 315,000, a number larger than the current total population of cities such as Windsor and Victoria.
• While the population of children in the Region of Peel is expected to rise over the next 20 years, the proportion of the population aged 0-19 years is expected to decline from 30% in 1996 to 23 per cent in 2016.
• Crude birth rates have been slowly declining since 1990, but the number of children born in Peel is stable due to overall population growth.
• Crude birth rates for the Region of Peel were consistently higher than Ontario, which was likely due to a higher proportion of women aged 25-39 and to higher fertility rates.

• Chapter One - child population
• Chapter Two - family and community
• Chapter Three -infant health
• Chapter Four - injuries and violence
• Chapter Five - communicable disease
• Chapter Six - mental health
• Chapter Seven - dental health
• Chapter Eight - tobacco, alcohol and drug use
• Chapter Nine - nutrition, physical activity and obesity
• Chapter Ten - sexual health
• Chapter Eleven - child mortality and hospitalization
  
• Executive Summary, Lists, References, and Complete Report