Live Births to Women Reporting Prior Pregnancy Terminations
by Time Span Between Last and Current Termination and
Whether Prior Termination Resulted in a
Live Birth or a Fetal Death
Michigan Residents, 2024

Time Span
in Years		 Total Prior Live Birth Other Prior
Termination
Number % Number % Number %
Total 62,709 100.0 46,350 100.0 16,359 100.0
< 1 8,462 13.5 1,423 3.1 7,039 43.0
1 - 2 18,088 28.8 12,407 26.8 5,681 34.7
2 - 3 14,084 22.5 12,660 27.3 1,424 8.7
3 - 5 11,829 18.9 10,673 23.0 1,156 7.1
5+ 10,246 16.3 9,187 19.8 1,059 6.5
             
Median Time Span: 2 yrs., 5 mos 3 yrs., 8 mos 1 yrs., 3 mos
       

 

Live Births to Women Reporting Prior Pregnancy Terminations
by Time Span Between Last and Current Termination,
Michigan Residents, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2024

Time Span
in Years		 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Total 108,516 100.0 86,418 100.0 67,462 100 86,507 100.0 70,197 100.0 68,052 100.0 62,709 100.0
< 1 3,960 3.6 3,148 3.6 2,883 4.3 3,461 4.0 3,611 5.1 6,097 9.0 8,462 13.5
1 - 2 34,715 32.0 27,756 32.1 21,796 32.3 24,959 28.9 21,040 30.0 19,546 28.7 18,088 28.8
2 - 3 26,589 24.5 21,079 24.4 16,013 23.7 20,616 23.8 16,670 23.7 15,822 23.2 14,084 22.5
3 - 5 25,784 23.8 19,498 22.6 14,718 21.8 19,858 23.0 15,430 22.0 14,099 20.7 11,829 18.9
5 + 17,468 16.1 14,937 17.3 12,052 17.9 17,613 20.4 13,446 19.2 12,488 18.4 10,246 16.3
                             
Median Time Span: 2 yrs., 6 mos 2 yrs., 7 mos 2 yrs., 6 mos 2 yrs., 8 mos 2 yrs., 6 mos 2 yrs., 5 mos 2 yrs., 5 mos
               

Note: Terminations with time spans of zero years (i.e., second or later births in plural deliveries) and terminations with unknown time spans are excluded. Other prior terminations include miscarriages, fetal deaths or induced abortions.
Source: 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2024 Michigan Resident Birth File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.