Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
Hillsdale County, Michigan 1989-2024

Year	Live Births	Infant's Weight at Birth
		Low Birthweight		Very Low Birthweight		Plural
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	650	42	6.5	5	0.8	26	4.0
1990	615	37	6.0	7	1.1	12	2.0
1991	598	24	4.0	4	*	4	*
1992	553	26	4.7	5	0.9	10	1.8
1993	607	35	5.8	4	*	16	2.6
1994	582	34	5.8	5	0.9	12	2.1
1995	569	42	7.4	4	*	12	2.1
1996	558	36	6.5	9	1.6	6	1.1
1997	561	39	7.0	8	1.4	14	2.5
1998	584	46	7.9	5	0.9	17	2.9
1999	621	49	7.9	13	2.1	20	3.2
2000	642	48	7.5	7	1.1	26	4.0
2001	621	43	6.9	7	1.1	24	3.9
2002	630	49	7.8	7	1.1	24	3.8
2003	555	48	8.6	7	1.3	18	3.2
2004	599	39	6.5	6	1.0	10	1.7
2005	590	24	4.1	2	*	4	*
2006	577	37	6.4	10	1.7	12	2.1
2007	596	44	7.4	6	1.0	16	2.7
2008	566	41	7.2	11	1.9	12	2.1
2009	536	30	5.6	4	*	28	5.2
2010	554	35	6.3	4	*	22	4.0
2011	549	44	8.0	5	0.9	17	3.1
2012	499	34	6.8	1	*	14	2.8
2013	577	55	9.5	7	1.2	20	3.5
2014	560	25	4.5	4	*	17	3.0
2015	512	34	6.6	6	1.2	10	2.0
2016	567	30	5.3	7	1.2	16	2.8
2017	534	31	5.8	10	1.9	21	3.9
2018	526	24	4.6	2	*	6	1.1
2019	478	32	6.7	7	1.5	17	3.6
2020	507	49	9.7	9	1.8	18	3.6
2021	497	52	10.5	10	2.0	29	5.8
2022	483	45	9.3	4	*	14	2.9
2023	490	40	8.2	5	1.0	8	1.6
2024	511	56	11.0	7	1.4	17	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;1990-2024 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services