I need to create a chart listing the top 10 (or 7 or 5) reasons why
toddlers die, including the approximate number of deaths for each
reason. I'm looking for just US data, not worldwide. I also need to
cite the source of the data.

Hello.

According to U.S. Government data, the leading causes of toddlers
(children ages 1-4) are:

CAUSE (deaths per 100,000):

Uninentional injury (11.7)
Congenital malformations (3.1)
Malignant neoplasms (2.6)
Homicide (2.1)
Diseases of the heart (1.1)
Pneumonia and influenza (0.6)
Septicemia (0.6)

source:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Health Resources & Service
Administration
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa02/main_pages/page_32.htm

The first category (unintentional injury) breaks down as follows:

CAUSE (deaths per 100,000):

Motor Vehicle Crashes (4.2)
Drowning (3.1)
Fires and Burns (1.9)
Firearms (0.3)

source:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Health Resources & Service
Administration
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa02/main_pages/page_33.htm

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search strategy:
"children under" deaths car drowning site:gov

I hope this helps.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 15 Apr 2004 13:10 PDT

Sorry for that typo above:

"Uninentional" = "Unintentional"

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 15 Apr 2004 13:16 PDT

And sorry for the missing word in the first sentence:
"... leading causes of toddlers' deaths..."

That was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!