Number & Percent of Live Births for Selected Risk Factors and by Year,
Allegan County Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Live Births	Risk Factors
		Tobacco Use		Unmarried Women		Education Less than 12 years		Fertility Treatment		Previous Preterm Birth		Gestational Diabetes		Hypertension
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	1,410	328	23.3	144	10.2	289	20.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	60	4.3
1990	1,473	349	23.7	165	11.2	273	18.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	64	4.3
1991	1,406	287	20.4	192	13.7	271	19.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	52	3.7
1992	1,436	246	17.1	192	13.4	270	18.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	74	5.2
1993	1,387	248	17.9	338	24.4	256	18.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	53	3.8
1994	1,400	231	16.5	379	27.1	251	17.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	61	4.4
1995	1,351	215	15.9	339	25.1	194	14.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	58	4.3
1996	1,438	299	20.8	368	25.6	250	17.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	71	4.9
1997	1,440	262	18.2	377	26.2	225	15.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	51	3.5
1998	1,444	244	16.9	341	23.6	235	16.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	78	5.4
1999	1,490	240	16.1	397	26.6	239	16.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	54	3.6
2000	1,542	251	16.3	429	27.8	274	17.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	66	4.3
2001	1,449	217	15.0	408	28.2	264	18.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	71	4.9
2002	1,471	213	14.5	422	28.7	243	16.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	70	4.8
2003	1,472	231	15.7	438	29.8	239	16.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	63	4.3
2004	1,537	227	14.8	434	28.2	248	16.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	70	4.6
2005	1,507	192	12.7	486	32.2	237	15.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	64	4.2
2006	1,591	229	14.4	486	30.5	254	16.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	83	5.2
2007	1,545	251	16.2	519	33.6	224	14.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	97	6.3
2008	1,477	267	18.1	460	31.1	226	15.3	16	1.1	32	2.2	65	4.4	76	5.1
2009	1,489	257	17.3	485	32.6	238	16.0	15	1.0	33	2.2	70	4.7	78	5.2
2010	1,367	228	16.7	468	34.2	176	12.9	25	1.8	35	2.6	70	5.1	70	5.1
2011	1,342	250	18.6	491	36.6	164	12.2	19	1.4	34	2.5	102	7.6	77	5.7
2012	1,351	229	17.0	452	33.5	154	11.4	12	0.9	36	2.7	91	6.7	75	5.6
2013	1,310	248	18.9	470	35.9	143	10.9	8	0.6	28	2.1	83	6.3	48	3.7
2014	1,424	277	19.5	508	35.7	152	10.7	16	1.1	32	2.2	83	5.8	87	6.1
2015	1,397	284	20.3	483	34.6	138	9.9	19	1.4	31	2.2	85	6.1	103	7.4
2016	1,402	246	17.5	506	36.1	142	10.1	10	0.7	39	2.8	87	6.2	112	8.0
2017	1,348	217	16.1	469	34.8	114	8.5	10	0.7	49	3.6	102	7.6	117	8.7
2018	1,432	249	17.4	450	31.4	119	8.3	14	1.0	55	3.8	79	5.5	117	8.2
2019	1,325	211	15.9	445	33.6	87	6.6	13	1.0	54	4.1	91	6.9	104	7.8
2020	1,255	225	17.9	427	34.0	128	10.2	7	0.6	42	3.3	73	5.8	103	8.2
2021	1,264	142	11.2	405	32.0	97	7.7	10	0.8	65	5.1	95	7.5	152	12.0
2022	1,268	101	8.0	410	32.3	85	6.7	12	0.9	67	5.3	83	6.5	134	10.6

Notes:

--- Triple dashes indicates that the data is not available. Certain birth variables, such as those related to weight gain, BMI, WIC, breastfeeding, infections, tobacco use, chronic conditions and other variables, were not collected before 2008.

Tobacco Use

The mother used tobacco during pregnancy.

Education Less than 12 years

The mother was not a high school graduate, at the time she gave birth.

Gestational Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed during the current pregnancy.

Hypertension

Chronic hypertension or gestational hypertension

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