Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2023

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	22,721	18,413	810.4	4,148	182.6	2,704	119.0	1,444	63.6	421	18.5
1990	24,115	19,848	823.1	4,156	172.3	2,658	110.2	1,498	62.1	454	18.8
1991	23,443	19,391	827.2	3,985	170.0	2,587	110.4	1,398	59.6	448	19.1
1992	21,541	17,835	828.0	3,610	167.6	2,477	115.0	1,133	52.6	422	19.6
1993	20,245	16,799	829.8	3,391	167.5	2,330	115.1	1,061	52.4	425	21.0
1994	19,416	16,010	824.6	3,355	172.8	2,378	122.5	977	50.3	380	19.6
1995	17,438	14,407	826.2	2,938	168.5	2,011	115.3	927	53.2	318	18.2
1996	16,458	13,598	826.2	2,769	168.2	1,941	117.9	828	50.3	395	24.0
1997	16,584	13,531	815.9	3,015	181.8	2,090	126.0	925	55.8	423	25.5
1998	16,324	13,214	809.5	3,080	188.7	2,185	133.9	895	54.8	404	24.7
1999	15,652	12,642	807.7	2,975	190.1	2,092	133.7	883	56.4	398	25.4
2000	15,795	12,759	807.8	3,002	190.1	2,134	135.1	868	55.0	393	24.9
2001	15,145	12,023	793.9	3,099	204.6	2,050	135.4	1,049	69.3	364	24.0
2002	14,187	11,011	776.1	3,142	221.5	1,921	135.4	1,221	86.1	245	17.3
2003	13,972	10,642	761.7	3,283	235.0	1,946	139.3	1,337	95.7	199	14.2
2004	13,556	9,977	736.0	3,534	260.7	2,048	151.1	1,486	109.6	222	16.4
2005	13,156	9,582	728.3	3,527	268.1	2,056	156.3	1,471	111.8	180	13.7
2006	13,002	9,416	724.2	3,528	271.3	2,116	162.7	1,412	108.6	150	11.5
2007	12,126	8,786	724.6	3,287	271.1	2,089	172.3	1,198	98.8	116	9.6
2008	11,857	8,508	717.6	3,340	281.7	2,583	217.8	854	72.0	141	11.9
2009	11,180	7,862	703.2	3,312	296.2	2,584	231.1	769	68.8	122	10.9
2010	10,941	7,659	700.0	3,278	299.6	2,544	232.5	754	68.9	121	11.1
2011	10,338	7,148	691.4	3,181	307.7	2,399	232.1	819	79.2	131	12.7
2012	10,081	7,067	701.0	3,012	298.8	2,312	229.3	761	75.5	108	10.7
2013	10,123	7,156	706.9	2,964	292.8	2,142	211.6	983	97.1	162	16.0
2014	9,818	6,848	697.5	2,966	302.1	2,177	221.7	919	93.6	140	14.3
2015	9,895	6,970	704.4	2,923	295.4	2,137	216.0	949	95.9	166	16.8
2016	9,419	6,525	692.7	2,890	306.8	2,053	218.0	999	106.1	168	17.8
2017	9,644	6,549	679.1	3,090	320.4	2,168	224.8	1,116	115.7	194	20.1
2018	9,476	6,398	675.2	3,078	324.8	2,110	222.7	1,177	124.2	210	22.2
2019	9,459	6,341	670.4	3,116	329.4	1,963	207.5	1,396	147.6	245	25.9
2020	8,806	5,868	666.4	2,938	333.6	1,878	213.3	1,274	144.7	220	25.0
2021	8,252	5,392	653.4	2,811	340.6	1,738	210.6	1,264	153.2	194	23.5
2022	8,025	5,204	648.5	2,818	351.2	1,751	218.2	1,288	160.5	226	28.2
2023	7,607	4,980	654.7	2,625	345.1	1,698	223.2	1,114	146.4	198	26.0

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;1990-2023 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services