Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
Allegan County Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Live Births	Infant's Weight at Birth
		Low Birthweight		Very Low Birthweight		Plural
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	1,410	64	4.5	10	0.7	30	2.1
1990	1,473	77	5.2	11	0.7	35	2.4
1991	1,406	77	5.5	18	1.3	27	1.9
1992	1,436	70	4.9	11	0.8	24	1.7
1993	1,387	83	6.0	11	0.8	42	3.0
1994	1,400	89	6.4	18	1.3	31	2.2
1995	1,351	71	5.3	16	1.2	39	2.9
1996	1,438	94	6.5	22	1.5	45	3.1
1997	1,440	83	5.8	13	0.9	38	2.6
1998	1,444	91	6.3	24	1.7	64	4.4
1999	1,490	100	6.7	15	1.0	60	4.0
2000	1,542	89	5.8	18	1.2	46	3.0
2001	1,449	89	6.1	25	1.7	43	3.0
2002	1,471	80	5.4	16	1.1	56	3.8
2003	1,472	103	7.0	26	1.8	41	2.8
2004	1,537	108	7.0	21	1.4	66	4.3
2005	1,507	106	7.0	18	1.2	51	3.4
2006	1,591	95	6.0	19	1.2	46	2.9
2007	1,545	126	8.2	28	1.8	88	5.7
2008	1,477	85	5.8	12	0.8	61	4.1
2009	1,489	94	6.3	14	0.9	51	3.4
2010	1,367	94	6.9	18	1.3	63	4.6
2011	1,342	92	6.9	21	1.6	55	4.1
2012	1,351	83	6.1	9	0.7	39	2.9
2013	1,310	83	6.3	17	1.3	61	4.7
2014	1,424	93	6.5	8	0.6	55	3.9
2015	1,397	91	6.5	16	1.1	47	3.4
2016	1,402	91	6.5	20	1.4	52	3.7
2017	1,348	104	7.7	17	1.3	60	4.5
2018	1,432	83	5.8	18	1.3	45	3.1
2019	1,325	102	7.7	19	1.4	73	5.5
2020	1,255	81	6.5	14	1.1	28	2.2
2021	1,264	91	7.2	11	0.9	48	3.8
2022	1,268	102	8.0	22	1.7	53	4.2

Notes:

Low Birthweight

Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams.

Very Low Birthweight

Live births weighing less than 1,500 grams.

Plural

An infant born a part of a multiple birth; twins or triplets for example.

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