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, 2022

Time Span
in Years
Total Prior Live Birth Other Prior
Termination
Number % Number % Number %
Total 65,648 100.0 49,388 100.0 16,260 100.0
< 1 8,620 13.1 1,665 3.4 6,955 42.8
1 - 2 18,795 28.6 13,061 26.4 5,734 35.3
2 - 3 14,539 22.1 13,104 26.5 1,435 8.8
3 - 5 12,566 19.1 11,447 23.2 1,119 6.9
5+ 11,128 17.0 10,111 20.5 1,017 6.3
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 2022

Time Span
in Years
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2022
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 65,648 100.0
< 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 8,620 13.1
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 18,795 28.6
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 14,539 22.1
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 12,566 19.1
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 11,128 17.0
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 2022 Michigan Resident Birth File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.