Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Live Births	Method of Delivery
		Vaginal		Cesarean		First Cesarean		Repeat C-Section		Vaginal Delivery After Cesarean
		Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
1989	148,164	112,770	761.1	33,543	226.4	20,091	135.6	13,452	90.8	3,053	20.6
1990	153,080	118,451	773.8	33,369	218.0	20,111	131.4	13,258	86.6	3,272	21.4
1991	149,478	116,262	777.8	32,085	214.6	19,479	130.3	12,606	84.3	3,572	23.9
1992	143,827	112,028	778.9	30,605	212.8	18,845	131.0	11,760	81.8	3,612	25.1
1993	139,560	109,428	784.1	29,042	208.1	17,988	128.9	11,054	79.2	3,690	26.4
1994	137,844	108,653	788.2	28,305	205.3	17,686	128.3	10,619	77.0	3,629	26.3
1995	134,169	106,278	792.1	27,025	201.4	16,984	126.6	10,041	74.8	3,527	26.3
1996	133,231	105,687	793.3	26,692	200.3	16,850	126.5	9,842	73.9	3,654	27.4
1997	133,549	105,998	793.7	26,727	200.1	16,786	125.7	9,941	74.4	3,695	27.7
1998	133,649	105,573	789.9	27,316	204.4	17,414	130.3	9,902	74.1	3,447	25.8
1999	133,429	104,904	786.2	27,798	208.3	17,762	133.1	10,036	75.2	2,977	22.3
2000	136,048	105,631	776.4	29,780	218.9	19,057	140.1	10,723	78.8	2,667	19.6
2001	133,247	101,704	763.3	31,042	233.0	19,304	144.9	11,738	88.1	2,353	17.7
2002	129,518	96,825	747.6	32,110	247.9	19,564	151.1	12,546	96.9	1,861	14.4
2003	130,850	95,830	732.4	34,410	263.0	21,075	161.1	13,335	101.9	1,711	13.1
2004	129,710	93,157	718.2	35,813	276.1	21,738	167.6	14,075	108.5	1,480	11.4
2005	127,518	90,335	708.4	36,453	285.9	21,858	171.4	14,595	114.5	1,307	10.2
2006	127,537	88,588	694.6	37,522	294.2	22,248	174.4	15,274	119.8	1,295	10.2
2007	125,172	86,184	688.5	38,324	306.2	23,662	189.0	14,662	117.1	1,323	10.6
2008	121,231	82,907	683.9	38,019	313.6	25,102	207.1	14,168	116.9	1,479	12.2
2009	117,309	79,521	677.9	37,534	320.0	24,739	210.9	13,838	118.0	1,358	11.6
2010	114,717	77,253	673.4	37,234	324.6	24,570	214.2	13,791	120.2	1,478	12.9
2011	114,159	76,714	672.0	37,392	327.5	23,858	209.0	14,679	128.6	1,547	13.6
2012	112,708	75,976	674.1	36,698	325.6	23,492	208.4	14,625	129.8	1,621	14.4
2013	113,732	76,733	674.7	36,945	324.8	23,152	203.6	15,465	136.0	1,731	15.2
2014	114,460	76,982	672.6	37,447	327.2	23,356	204.1	15,905	139.0	1,882	16.4
2015	113,211	77,080	680.9	36,101	318.9	22,011	194.4	16,044	141.7	2,006	17.7
2016	113,374	77,127	680.3	36,221	319.5	22,068	194.6	16,195	142.8	2,102	18.5
2017	111,507	75,654	678.5	35,808	321.1	21,896	196.4	15,953	143.1	2,094	18.8
2018	110,093	74,702	678.5	35,361	321.2	21,552	195.8	15,911	144.5	2,136	19.4
2019	107,917	73,378	679.9	34,506	319.7	20,892	193.6	15,850	146.9	2,277	21.1
2020	104,149	70,349	675.5	33,774	324.3	20,959	201.2	14,929	143.3	2,153	20.7
2021	105,022	70,051	667.0	34,842	331.8	21,161	201.5	15,934	151.7	2,264	21.6
2022	100,880	67,479	668.9	33,367	330.8	19,845	196.7	15,857	157.2	2,394	23.7

Notes:

Rates are per 1,000 live births.

Cesarean

The mother's current birth was delivered via cesarean.

First Cesarean

The mother's first cesarean delivery.

Repeat C-Section

The mother had a cesarean delivery in the past.

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