Number & Percent of Live Births for Selected Risk Factors and by Year,
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph 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	2,182	568	26.0	308	14.1	490	22.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	92	4.2
1990	2,187	558	25.5	334	15.3	550	25.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	105	4.8
1991	2,016	548	27.2	437	21.7	501	24.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	73	3.6
1992	1,903	488	25.6	366	19.2	457	24.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	91	4.8
1993	2,049	512	25.0	636	31.0	514	25.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	93	4.5
1994	1,949	499	25.6	623	32.0	490	25.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	83	4.3
1995	1,882	497	26.4	643	34.2	470	25.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	103	5.5
1996	1,953	475	24.3	635	32.5	458	23.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	111	5.7
1997	1,915	473	24.7	605	31.6	465	24.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	108	5.6
1998	2,022	507	25.1	643	31.8	479	23.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	146	7.2
1999	2,041	476	23.3	718	35.2	491	24.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	115	5.6
2000	2,333	553	23.7	768	32.9	636	27.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	107	4.6
2001	2,137	501	23.4	736	34.4	601	28.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	143	6.7
2002	2,085	520	24.9	713	34.2	556	26.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	128	6.1
2003	2,130	501	23.5	758	35.6	568	26.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	127	6.0
2004	2,132	468	22.0	770	36.1	602	28.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	118	5.5
2005	2,191	474	21.6	805	36.7	636	29.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	137	6.3
2006	2,144	489	22.8	832	38.8	590	27.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	116	5.4
2007	2,193	484	22.1	875	39.9	644	29.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	94	4.3
2008	2,029	545	26.9	831	41.0	563	27.7	9	0.4	48	2.4	63	3.1	85	4.2
2009	1,874	460	24.5	727	38.8	499	26.6	13	0.7	50	2.7	92	4.9	110	5.9
2010	1,921	481	25.0	751	39.1	486	25.3	24	1.2	56	2.9	98	5.1	87	4.5
2011	1,947	490	25.2	797	40.9	477	24.5	7	0.4	36	1.8	152	7.8	87	4.5
2012	1,717	479	27.9	750	43.7	415	24.2	10	0.6	52	3.0	113	6.6	85	5.0
2013	2,011	577	28.7	894	44.5	504	25.1	19	0.9	57	2.8	92	4.6	93	4.6
2014	1,915	512	26.7	822	42.9	420	21.9	16	0.8	46	2.4	88	4.6	71	3.7
2015	1,833	506	27.6	829	45.2	471	25.7	7	0.4	50	2.7	83	4.5	97	5.3
2016	1,868	456	24.4	763	40.8	420	22.5	12	0.6	58	3.1	71	3.8	110	5.9
2017	1,811	416	23.0	714	39.4	426	23.5	9	0.5	63	3.5	104	5.7	129	7.1
2018	1,906	447	23.5	754	39.6	482	25.3	6	0.3	66	3.5	114	6.0	118	6.2
2019	1,750	400	22.9	720	41.1	416	23.8	17	1.0	65	3.7	122	7.0	165	9.4
2020	1,784	396	22.2	740	41.5	436	24.4	4	*	82	4.6	139	7.8	162	9.1
2021	1,711	292	17.1	687	40.2	416	24.3	8	0.5	69	4.0	160	9.4	163	9.5
2022	1,631	241	14.8	653	40.0	411	25.2	12	0.7	68	4.2	154	9.4	169	10.4

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