YearMultiparous MothersInterpregnancy Interval
Short IPIIPI of 12-35 MonthsIPI of 36 Months and over
NumberRateNumberRateNumberRate
Number & Rate of Live Births by Interpregnancy Interval and by Year,
St. Joseph County, Michigan 1989-2022
1989550  110  200.0252  458.2188  341.8
1990440  82  186.4223  506.8135  306.8
1991399  102  255.6186  466.2111  278.2
1992373  97  260.1157  420.9119  319.0
1993527  120  227.7235  445.9172  326.4
1994485  112  230.9229  472.2144  296.9
1995428  77  179.9195  455.6156  364.5
1996522  94  180.1242  463.6186  356.3
1997458  90  196.5219  478.2149  325.3
1998512  100  195.3220  429.7192  375.0
1999496  90  181.5237  477.8169  340.7
2000650  138  212.3273  420.0239  367.7
2001518  94  181.5232  447.9192  370.7
2002531  101  190.2236  444.4194  365.3
2003527  104  197.3253  480.1170  322.6
2004557  131  235.2250  448.8176  316.0
2005558  112  200.7260  465.9186  333.3
2006547  150  274.2208  380.3189  345.5
2007554  116  209.4249  449.5189  341.2
2008516  106  205.4219  424.4191  370.2
2009497  110  221.3221  444.7166  334.0
2010497  84  169.0227  456.7186  374.2
2011516  106  205.4225  436.0185  358.5
2012437  100  228.8172  393.6165  377.6
2013533  94  176.4237  444.7202  379.0
2014510  91  178.4251  492.2168  329.4
2015502  96  191.2231  460.2175  348.6
2016484  97  200.4219  452.5168  347.1
2017451  75  166.3206  456.8170  376.9
2018497  86  173.0231  464.8180  362.2
2019471  71  150.7202  428.9198  420.4
2020454  81  178.4209  460.4164  361.2
2021434  80  184.3183  421.7171  394.0
2022398  71  178.4173  434.7154  386.9

Notes:

Rates are per 1,000 multiparous mothers.
Inter-pregnancy Interval (IPI) is the time in months between the date of last menstrual period of current pregnancy and the date of previous live birth among multiparous mothers. (This definition of IPI is sometimes called the "birth-to-birth interval, minus 9 months.")

Short IPI
The IPI is less than 12 months.

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