Number & Percent of Live Births for Selected Risk Factors and by Year,
Branch County, 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	620	164	26.5	91	14.7	156	25.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	26	4.2
1990	641	178	27.8	73	11.4	152	23.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	21	3.3
1991	551	153	27.8	103	18.7	131	23.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	3.1
1992	539	167	31.0	88	16.3	136	25.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	21	3.9
1993	577	160	27.7	182	31.5	143	24.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	2.9
1994	507	137	27.0	168	33.1	113	22.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	6	1.2
1995	534	130	24.3	195	36.5	133	24.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	27	5.1
1996	531	106	20.0	170	32.0	120	22.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	32	6.0
1997	509	128	25.1	156	30.6	132	25.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	18	3.5
1998	569	141	24.8	199	35.0	145	25.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	23	4.0
1999	534	117	21.9	186	34.8	127	23.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	22	4.1
2000	630	136	21.6	203	32.2	179	28.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	25	4.0
2001	573	130	22.7	208	36.3	160	27.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	34	5.9
2002	566	138	24.4	191	33.7	165	29.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	23	4.1
2003	629	133	21.1	207	32.9	171	27.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	33	5.2
2004	596	122	20.5	216	36.2	173	29.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	26	4.4
2005	615	119	19.3	238	38.7	183	29.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	33	5.4
2006	636	131	20.6	246	38.7	181	28.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	36	5.7
2007	622	147	23.6	261	42.0	192	30.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	26	4.2
2008	559	144	25.8	225	40.3	178	31.8	-	-	13	2.3	22	3.9	20	3.6
2009	533	131	24.6	233	43.7	153	28.7	5	0.9	10	1.9	28	5.3	37	6.9
2010	533	140	26.3	231	43.3	123	23.1	5	0.9	17	3.2	24	4.5	29	5.4
2011	514	124	24.1	213	41.4	144	28.0	3	*	14	2.7	33	6.4	24	4.7
2012	490	123	25.1	191	39.0	123	25.1	2	*	12	2.4	32	6.5	25	5.1
2013	579	149	25.7	254	43.9	174	30.1	9	1.6	24	4.1	22	3.8	22	3.8
2014	530	135	25.5	216	40.8	129	24.3	6	1.1	15	2.8	23	4.3	15	2.8
2015	531	138	26.0	241	45.4	149	28.1	4	*	14	2.6	26	4.9	35	6.6
2016	540	114	21.1	190	35.2	151	28.0	7	1.3	20	3.7	18	3.3	34	6.3
2017	530	120	22.6	185	34.9	137	25.8	6	1.1	24	4.5	40	7.5	38	7.2
2018	603	133	22.1	206	34.2	172	28.5	2	*	20	3.3	50	8.3	35	5.8
2019	547	88	16.1	213	38.9	142	26.0	10	1.8	22	4.0	45	8.2	50	9.1
2020	565	92	16.3	218	38.6	170	30.1	2	*	29	5.1	46	8.1	47	8.3
2021	566	84	14.8	213	37.6	144	25.4	6	1.1	18	3.2	60	10.6	62	11.0
2022	553	71	12.8	199	36.0	195	35.3	7	1.3	12	2.2	49	8.9	59	10.7

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.


-A dash indicates quantity zero.

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