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

Year	Live Births	Infant's Weight at Birth
		Low Birthweight		Very Low Birthweight		Plural
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	620	40	6.5	8	1.3	14	2.3
1990	641	43	6.7	5	0.8	20	3.1
1991	551	39	7.1	5	0.9	7	1.3
1992	539	34	6.3	8	1.5	12	2.2
1993	577	33	5.7	4	*	12	2.1
1994	507	23	4.5	8	1.6	2	*
1995	534	49	9.2	10	1.9	16	3.0
1996	531	38	7.2	7	1.3	12	2.3
1997	509	31	6.1	9	1.8	12	2.4
1998	569	40	7.0	5	0.9	6	1.1
1999	534	37	6.9	9	1.7	14	2.6
2000	630	32	5.1	5	0.8	13	2.1
2001	573	40	7.0	7	1.2	21	3.7
2002	566	40	7.1	8	1.4	13	2.3
2003	629	33	5.2	7	1.1	19	3.0
2004	596	38	6.4	10	1.7	17	2.9
2005	615	39	6.3	5	0.8	12	2.0
2006	636	45	7.1	6	0.9	14	2.2
2007	622	48	7.7	10	1.6	13	2.1
2008	559	38	6.8	5	0.9	8	1.4
2009	533	30	5.6	3	*	16	3.0
2010	533	27	5.1	8	1.5	16	3.0
2011	514	37	7.2	10	1.9	19	3.7
2012	490	31	6.3	7	1.4	12	2.4
2013	579	41	7.1	9	1.6	16	2.8
2014	530	31	5.8	4	*	10	1.9
2015	531	33	6.2	6	1.1	12	2.3
2016	540	34	6.3	4	*	18	3.3
2017	530	34	6.4	8	1.5	17	3.2
2018	603	35	5.8	8	1.3	11	1.8
2019	547	48	8.8	9	1.6	25	4.6
2020	565	45	8.0	7	1.2	20	3.5
2021	566	46	8.1	8	1.4	21	3.7
2022	553	37	6.7	8	1.4	18	3.3

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