Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Live Births	Method of Delivery
		Vaginal		Cesarean		First Cesarean		Repeat C-Section		Vaginal Delivery After Cesarean
		Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
1989	2,182	1,630	747.0	518	237.4	310	142.1	208	95.3	40	18.3
1990	2,187	1,617	739.4	539	246.5	345	157.8	194	88.7	53	24.2
1991	2,016	1,498	743.1	498	247.0	300	148.8	198	98.2	57	28.3
1992	1,903	1,447	760.4	435	228.6	261	137.2	174	91.4	45	23.6
1993	2,049	1,568	765.3	464	226.5	271	132.3	193	94.2	67	32.7
1994	1,949	1,456	747.0	467	239.6	304	156.0	163	83.6	47	24.1
1995	1,882	1,391	739.1	474	251.9	283	150.4	191	101.5	50	26.6
1996	1,953	1,493	764.5	449	229.9	266	136.2	183	93.7	50	25.6
1997	1,915	1,471	768.1	437	228.2	272	142.0	165	86.2	51	26.6
1998	2,022	1,530	756.7	481	237.9	279	138.0	202	99.9	67	33.1
1999	2,041	1,568	768.3	464	227.3	278	136.2	186	91.1	72	35.3
2000	2,333	1,823	781.4	506	216.9	275	117.9	231	99.0	71	30.4
2001	2,137	1,570	734.7	556	260.2	310	145.1	246	115.1	41	19.2
2002	2,085	1,561	748.7	517	248.0	277	132.9	240	115.1	41	19.7
2003	2,130	1,587	745.1	537	252.1	289	135.7	248	116.4	37	17.4
2004	2,132	1,586	743.9	528	247.7	266	124.8	262	122.9	36	16.9
2005	2,191	1,645	750.8	526	240.1	279	127.3	247	112.7	34	15.5
2006	2,144	1,564	729.5	559	260.7	276	128.7	283	132.0	14	6.5
2007	2,193	1,625	741.0	561	255.8	321	146.4	240	109.4	21	9.6
2008	2,029	1,469	724.0	560	276.0	346	170.5	242	119.3	28	13.8
2009	1,874	1,323	706.0	550	293.5	327	174.5	237	126.5	16	8.5
2010	1,921	1,325	689.7	594	309.2	360	187.4	248	129.1	15	7.8
2011	1,947	1,348	692.3	596	306.1	356	182.8	262	134.6	23	11.8
2012	1,717	1,170	681.4	545	317.4	344	200.3	217	126.4	17	9.9
2013	2,011	1,414	703.1	594	295.4	350	174.0	259	128.8	18	9.0
2014	1,915	1,341	700.3	570	297.7	338	176.5	257	134.2	29	15.1
2015	1,833	1,311	715.2	521	284.2	300	163.7	245	133.7	25	13.6
2016	1,868	1,308	700.2	557	298.2	297	159.0	288	154.2	30	16.1
2017	1,811	1,286	710.1	524	289.3	284	156.8	258	142.5	20	11.0
2018	1,906	1,405	737.1	498	261.3	271	142.2	268	140.6	41	21.5
2019	1,750	1,245	711.4	505	288.6	295	168.6	256	146.3	46	26.3
2020	1,784	1,277	715.8	504	282.5	309	173.2	238	133.4	43	24.1
2021	1,711	1,204	703.7	504	294.6	293	171.2	257	150.2	48	28.1
2022	1,631	1,145	702.0	486	298.0	284	174.1	236	144.7	38	23.3

Notes:

Rates are per 1,000 live births.

Cesarean

The mother's current birth was delivered via cesarean.

First Cesarean

The mother's first cesarean delivery.

Repeat C-Section

The mother had a cesarean delivery in the past.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2022 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services