Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
Branch County, 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	620	458	738.7	146	235.5	84	135.5	62	100.0	13	21.0
1990	641	483	753.5	148	230.9	91	142.0	57	88.9	18	28.1
1991	551	429	778.6	119	216.0	80	145.2	39	70.8	23	41.7
1992	539	414	768.1	118	218.9	77	142.9	41	76.1	13	24.1
1993	577	448	776.4	125	216.6	70	121.3	55	95.3	25	43.3
1994	507	405	798.8	87	171.6	54	106.5	33	65.1	12	23.7
1995	534	404	756.6	121	226.6	71	133.0	50	93.6	19	35.6
1996	531	412	775.9	116	218.5	66	124.3	50	94.2	9	16.9
1997	509	403	791.7	104	204.3	67	131.6	37	72.7	23	45.2
1998	569	457	803.2	107	188.0	69	121.3	38	66.8	15	26.4
1999	534	396	741.6	137	256.6	91	170.4	46	86.1	20	37.5
2000	630	487	773.0	142	225.4	76	120.6	66	104.8	9	14.3
2001	573	415	724.3	157	274.0	86	150.1	71	123.9	7	12.2
2002	566	416	735.0	149	263.3	77	136.0	72	127.2	7	12.4
2003	629	451	717.0	178	283.0	88	139.9	90	143.1	6	9.5
2004	596	443	743.3	152	255.0	85	142.6	67	112.4	7	11.7
2005	615	451	733.3	163	265.0	91	148.0	72	117.1	6	9.8
2006	636	456	717.0	179	281.4	79	124.2	100	157.2	2	*
2007	622	465	747.6	155	249.2	89	143.1	66	106.1	5	8.0
2008	559	421	753.1	138	246.9	80	143.1	63	112.7	5	8.9
2009	533	387	726.1	146	273.9	84	157.6	65	122.0	4	*
2010	533	376	705.4	156	292.7	97	182.0	60	112.6	1	*
2011	514	370	719.8	143	278.2	71	138.1	79	153.7	8	15.6
2012	490	340	693.9	148	302.0	82	167.3	70	142.9	5	10.2
2013	579	424	732.3	152	262.5	84	145.1	75	129.5	7	12.1
2014	530	382	720.8	144	271.7	76	143.4	80	150.9	12	22.6
2015	531	398	749.5	132	248.6	75	141.2	60	113.0	3	*
2016	540	401	742.6	136	251.9	70	129.6	73	135.2	8	14.8
2017	530	379	715.1	151	284.9	74	139.6	83	156.6	7	13.2
2018	603	461	764.5	140	232.2	78	129.4	81	134.3	19	31.5
2019	547	402	734.9	145	265.1	95	173.7	66	120.7	16	29.3
2020	565	423	748.7	139	246.0	91	161.1	63	111.5	15	26.5
2021	566	402	710.2	161	284.5	100	176.7	74	130.7	13	23.0
2022	553	393	710.7	160	289.3	106	191.7	64	115.7	11	19.9

Notes:

Rates are per 1,000 live births.


*An asterisk indicates figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

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