Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
St. Joseph 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	912	65	7.1	14	1.5	30	3.3
1990	931	61	6.6	15	1.6	12	1.3
1991	867	60	6.9	6	0.7	22	2.5
1992	811	51	6.3	9	1.1	20	2.5
1993	865	59	6.8	10	1.2	18	2.1
1994	860	68	7.9	8	0.9	34	4.0
1995	779	73	9.4	7	0.9	22	2.8
1996	864	56	6.5	11	1.3	22	2.5
1997	845	56	6.6	3	*	21	2.5
1998	869	62	7.1	8	0.9	26	3.0
1999	886	62	7.0	20	2.3	24	2.7
2000	1,061	78	7.4	13	1.2	18	1.7
2001	943	78	8.3	23	2.4	31	3.3
2002	889	60	6.7	10	1.1	20	2.2
2003	946	53	5.6	10	1.1	30	3.2
2004	937	66	7.0	8	0.9	33	3.5
2005	986	63	6.4	14	1.4	12	1.2
2006	931	77	8.3	13	1.4	32	3.4
2007	975	76	7.8	8	0.8	35	3.6
2008	904	47	5.2	14	1.5	15	1.7
2009	805	59	7.3	9	1.1	28	3.5
2010	834	58	7.0	13	1.6	30	3.6
2011	884	68	7.7	8	0.9	22	2.5
2012	728	70	9.6	9	1.2	28	3.8
2013	855	72	8.4	13	1.5	28	3.3
2014	825	65	7.9	11	1.3	29	3.5
2015	790	48	6.1	8	1.0	19	2.4
2016	761	45	5.9	5	0.7	21	2.8
2017	747	66	8.8	12	1.6	26	3.5
2018	777	48	6.2	7	0.9	33	4.2
2019	725	61	8.4	14	1.9	31	4.3
2020	712	38	5.3	10	1.4	20	2.8
2021	648	34	5.2	4	*	10	1.5
2022	642	40	6.2	9	1.4	16	2.5

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