Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
Macomb County, 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	10,075	7,239	718.5	2,736	271.6	1,580	156.8	1,156	114.7	218	21.6
1990	10,504	7,724	735.3	2,668	254.0	1,592	151.6	1,076	102.4	244	23.2
1991	10,287	7,828	761.0	2,378	231.2	1,395	135.6	983	95.6	327	31.8
1992	9,830	7,457	758.6	2,289	232.9	1,386	141.0	903	91.9	322	32.8
1993	9,647	7,398	766.9	2,156	223.5	1,302	135.0	854	88.5	374	38.8
1994	9,805	7,542	769.2	2,205	224.9	1,307	133.3	898	91.6	333	34.0
1995	9,776	7,567	774.0	2,142	219.1	1,324	135.4	818	83.7	357	36.5
1996	9,910	7,818	788.9	2,015	203.3	1,241	125.2	774	78.1	376	37.9
1997	9,809	7,726	787.6	1,989	202.8	1,226	125.0	763	77.8	345	35.2
1998	9,911	7,766	783.6	2,057	207.5	1,292	130.4	765	77.2	275	27.7
1999	9,943	7,608	765.2	2,272	228.5	1,487	149.6	785	79.0	193	19.4
2000	10,371	7,783	750.5	2,474	238.5	1,586	152.9	888	85.6	188	18.1
2001	10,147	7,579	746.9	2,513	247.7	1,580	155.7	933	91.9	160	15.8
2002	10,097	7,368	729.7	2,657	263.1	1,677	166.1	980	97.1	130	12.9
2003	10,368	7,334	707.4	2,960	285.5	1,899	183.2	1,061	102.3	150	14.5
2004	10,101	7,112	704.1	2,912	288.3	1,843	182.5	1,069	105.8	103	10.2
2005	10,009	6,833	682.7	3,100	309.7	1,942	194.0	1,158	115.7	79	7.9
2006	10,183	6,852	672.9	3,256	319.7	1,976	194.0	1,280	125.7	100	9.8
2007	9,817	6,450	657.0	3,297	335.8	2,029	206.7	1,268	129.2	99	10.1
2008	9,706	6,318	650.9	3,380	348.2	2,191	225.7	1,287	132.6	113	11.6
2009	9,297	6,035	649.1	3,259	350.5	2,158	232.1	1,214	130.6	129	13.9
2010	9,116	5,832	639.8	3,281	359.9	2,167	237.7	1,233	135.3	142	15.6
2011	9,052	5,717	631.6	3,330	367.9	2,091	231.0	1,349	149.0	125	13.8
2012	9,089	5,638	620.3	3,449	379.5	2,205	242.6	1,368	150.5	132	14.5
2013	9,394	5,919	630.1	3,470	369.4	2,148	228.7	1,455	154.9	140	14.9
2014	9,332	5,930	635.4	3,401	364.4	2,039	218.5	1,511	161.9	159	17.0
2015	9,428	6,207	658.4	3,220	341.5	1,898	201.3	1,478	156.8	160	17.0
2016	9,429	6,097	646.6	3,331	353.3	2,010	213.2	1,468	155.7	153	16.2
2017	9,252	5,999	648.4	3,242	350.4	1,963	212.2	1,450	156.7	172	18.6
2018	9,189	5,963	648.9	3,219	350.3	1,992	216.8	1,412	153.7	188	20.5
2019	9,125	5,974	654.7	3,149	345.1	1,860	203.8	1,460	160.0	179	19.6
2020	8,854	5,734	647.6	3,116	351.9	1,851	209.1	1,464	165.3	207	23.4
2021	8,791	5,583	635.1	3,198	363.8	1,906	216.8	1,468	167.0	176	20.0
2022	8,697	5,648	649.4	3,046	350.2	1,916	220.3	1,277	146.8	157	18.1
2023	8,533	5,419	635.1	3,108	364.2	2,055	240.8	1,212	142.0	169	19.8

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