Number & Rate of Live Births by Method of Delivery and by Year,
Wayne 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	39,024	30,926	792.5	7,826	200.5	4,857	124.5	2,969	76.1	771	19.8
1990	40,678	32,609	801.6	7,824	192.3	4,845	119.1	2,979	73.2	863	21.2
1991	40,000	32,119	803.0	7,687	192.2	4,859	121.5	2,828	70.7	856	21.4
1992	37,258	30,077	807.3	6,941	186.3	4,482	120.3	2,459	66.0	799	21.4
1993	35,801	29,116	813.3	6,509	181.8	4,310	120.4	2,199	61.4	822	23.0
1994	34,813	28,211	810.4	6,434	184.8	4,375	125.7	2,059	59.1	751	21.6
1995	32,816	26,812	817.0	5,820	177.4	3,879	118.2	1,941	59.1	684	20.8
1996	31,630	25,821	816.3	5,613	177.5	3,819	120.7	1,794	56.7	782	24.7
1997	31,787	25,810	812.0	5,843	183.8	3,915	123.2	1,928	60.7	782	24.6
1998	31,432	25,405	808.3	5,873	186.8	4,076	129.7	1,797	57.2	699	22.2
1999	30,857	24,844	805.1	5,865	190.1	4,043	131.0	1,822	59.0	640	20.7
2000	31,061	24,851	800.1	6,100	196.4	4,174	134.4	1,926	62.0	606	19.5
2001	30,442	23,947	786.6	6,405	210.4	4,207	138.2	2,198	72.2	539	17.7
2002	29,089	22,338	767.9	6,632	228.0	4,137	142.2	2,495	85.8	390	13.4
2003	28,775	21,549	748.9	7,085	246.2	4,401	152.9	2,684	93.3	393	13.7
2004	28,198	20,567	729.4	7,466	264.8	4,557	161.6	2,909	103.2	430	15.2
2005	27,372	19,904	727.2	7,310	267.1	4,455	162.8	2,855	104.3	394	14.4
2006	27,311	19,613	718.1	7,496	274.5	4,536	166.1	2,960	108.4	403	14.8
2007	26,356	18,756	711.6	7,406	281.0	4,729	179.4	2,677	101.6	338	12.8
2008	25,758	18,035	700.2	7,708	299.2	5,557	215.7	2,418	93.9	362	14.1
2009	24,647	17,031	691.0	7,602	308.4	5,490	222.7	2,316	94.0	349	14.2
2010	24,169	16,654	689.1	7,502	310.4	5,551	229.7	2,121	87.8	320	13.2
2011	23,726	16,091	678.2	7,618	321.1	5,432	228.9	2,381	100.4	341	14.4
2012	23,109	15,862	686.4	7,240	313.3	5,131	222.0	2,350	101.7	314	13.6
2013	23,612	16,365	693.1	7,239	306.6	4,935	209.0	2,718	115.1	416	17.6
2014	23,366	16,070	687.8	7,291	312.0	4,998	213.9	2,683	114.8	407	17.4
2015	23,469	16,259	692.8	7,204	307.0	4,918	209.6	2,730	116.3	452	19.3
2016	23,129	15,886	686.8	7,237	312.9	4,904	212.0	2,800	121.1	480	20.8
2017	23,257	15,781	678.5	7,469	321.2	5,037	216.6	2,911	125.2	483	20.8
2018	22,892	15,529	678.4	7,361	321.6	4,924	215.1	2,940	128.4	505	22.1
2019	22,538	15,304	679.0	7,229	320.7	4,539	201.4	3,224	143.0	544	24.1
2020	21,710	14,497	667.8	7,212	332.2	4,595	211.7	3,136	144.4	528	24.3
2021	21,363	14,107	660.3	7,186	336.4	4,530	212.0	3,167	148.2	515	24.1
2022	20,882	13,731	657.6	7,139	341.9	4,438	212.5	3,273	156.7	582	27.9
2023	20,051	13,154	656.0	6,889	343.6	4,417	220.3	3,004	149.8	548	27.3

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