Table 1
Number of Infant Deaths
Live Births and Infant Death Rates
Michigan Residents, 1900 - 2022

    
Year Infant
Deaths		 Live
Births		 Infant
Death Rate		 View chart of infant mortality rates.
         
1900 6,866 43,699 157.1   ±3.4
1910 7,998 64,109 124.8   ±2.6
1920 8,587 92,245 93.1   ±1.9
1930 6,213 98,882 62.8   ±1.5
1940 4,022 99,106 40.6   ±1.2
1950 4,214 160,055 26.3   ±0.8
1960 4,702 195,056 24.1   ±0.7
         
1970 3,492 171,667 20.3   ±0.7
1971 3,157 162,244 19.5   ±0.7
1972 2,801 146,854 19.1   ±0.7
1973 2,561 141,550 18.1   ±0.7
1974 2,387 137,414 17.4   ±0.7
1975 2,205 133,931 16.5   ±0.7
1976 1,978 131,378 15.1   ±0.7
1977 1,945 138,416 14.1   ±0.6
1978 1,931 138,802 13.9   ±0.6
1979 1,921 144,452 13.3   ±0.6
         
1980 1,851 145,162 12.8   ±0.6
1981 1,851 140,579 13.2   ±0.6
1982 1,672 137,950 12.1   ±0.6
1983 1,573 133,026 11.8   ±0.6
1984 1,595 135,782 11.7   ±0.6
1985 1,575 138,052 11.4   ±0.6
1986 1,565 137,626 11.4   ±0.6
1987 1,538 140,466 10.9   ±0.5
1988 1,542 139,635 11.0   ±0.5
1989 1,645 148,164 11.1   ±0.5
         
1990 1,638 153,080 10.7   ±0.5
1991 1,554 149,478 10.4   ±0.5
1992 1,460 143,827 10.2   ±0.5
1993 1,319 139,560 9.5   ±0.5
1994 1,184 137,844 8.6   ±0.5
1995 1,110 134,169 8.3   ±0.5
1996 1,072 133,231 8.0   ±0.5
1997 1,085 133,549 8.1   ±0.5
1998 1,091 133,649 8.2   ±0.5
1999 1,071 133,429 8.0   ±0.5
         
2000 1,112 136,048 8.2   ±0.5
2001 1,066 133,247 8.0   ±0.5
2002 1,054 129,518 8.1   ±0.5
2003 1,112 130,850 8.5   ±0.5
2004 984 129,710 7.6   ±0.5
2005 1,013 127,518 7.9   ±0.5
2006 940 127,537 7.4   ±0.5
2007 997 125,172 8.0   ±0.5
2008 894 121,231 7.4   ±0.5
2009 881 117,309 7.5   ±0.5
         
2010 817 114,717 7.1   ±0.5
2011 749 114,159 6.6   ±0.5
2012 783 112,708 6.9   ±0.5
2013 799 113,732 7.0   ±0.5
2014 773 114,460 6.8   ±0.5
2015 770 113,211 6.8   ±0.5
2016 747 113,374 6.6   ±0.5
2017 763 111,507 6.8   ±0.5
2018 723 110,093 6.6   ±0.5
2019 694 107,917 6.4   ±0.5
         
2020 710 104,149 6.8   ±0.5
2021 656 105,022 6.2   ±0.5
2022 650 100,880 6.4   ±0.5
    


Note: Rates are per 1,000 live births. Adding and subtracting the number shown after the ± symbol from the rate creates a confidence interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds of this interval with 95 % statistical confidence.
Source: 1900-1960 Historical Annuals; 1970 - 2022 Michigan Resident Birth and Death Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services