Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph 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	2,182	147	6.7	27	1.2	70	3.2
1990	2,187	141	6.4	27	1.2	44	2.0
1991	2,016	123	6.1	15	0.7	33	1.6
1992	1,903	111	5.8	22	1.2	42	2.2
1993	2,049	127	6.2	18	0.9	46	2.2
1994	1,949	125	6.4	21	1.1	48	2.5
1995	1,882	164	8.7	21	1.1	50	2.7
1996	1,953	130	6.7	27	1.4	40	2.0
1997	1,915	126	6.6	20	1.0	47	2.5
1998	2,022	148	7.3	18	0.9	49	2.4
1999	2,041	148	7.3	42	2.1	58	2.8
2000	2,333	158	6.8	25	1.1	57	2.4
2001	2,137	161	7.5	37	1.7	76	3.6
2002	2,085	149	7.1	25	1.2	57	2.7
2003	2,130	134	6.3	24	1.1	67	3.1
2004	2,132	143	6.7	24	1.1	60	2.8
2005	2,191	126	5.8	21	1.0	28	1.3
2006	2,144	159	7.4	29	1.4	58	2.7
2007	2,193	168	7.7	24	1.1	64	2.9
2008	2,029	126	6.2	30	1.5	35	1.7
2009	1,874	119	6.4	16	0.9	72	3.8
2010	1,921	120	6.2	25	1.3	68	3.5
2011	1,947	149	7.7	23	1.2	58	3.0
2012	1,717	135	7.9	17	1.0	54	3.1
2013	2,011	168	8.4	29	1.4	64	3.2
2014	1,915	121	6.3	19	1.0	56	2.9
2015	1,833	115	6.3	20	1.1	41	2.2
2016	1,868	109	5.8	16	0.9	55	2.9
2017	1,811	131	7.2	30	1.7	64	3.5
2018	1,906	107	5.6	17	0.9	50	2.6
2019	1,750	141	8.1	30	1.7	73	4.2
2020	1,784	132	7.4	26	1.5	58	3.3
2021	1,711	132	7.7	22	1.3	60	3.5
2022	1,631	120	7.4	21	1.3	48	2.9

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