Number & Percent of Live Births for Selected Risk Factors and by Year,
Wayne County, Michigan 1989-2023

Year	Live Births	Risk Factors
		Tobacco Use		Unmarried Women		Education Less than 12 years		Fertility Treatment		Previous Preterm Birth		Gestational Diabetes		Hypertension
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	39,024	9,226	23.6	17,723	45.4	10,737	27.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,680	4.3
1990	40,678	9,432	23.2	19,381	47.6	11,565	28.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,388	3.4
1991	40,000	9,093	22.7	20,038	50.1	11,467	28.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,454	3.6
1992	37,258	7,785	20.9	18,534	49.7	10,583	28.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,312	3.5
1993	35,801	7,057	19.7	19,480	54.4	10,251	28.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,436	4.0
1994	34,813	6,561	18.8	18,708	53.7	9,501	27.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,410	4.1
1995	32,816	5,887	17.9	16,937	51.6	8,600	26.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,270	3.9
1996	31,630	5,504	17.4	15,938	50.4	8,064	25.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,358	4.3
1997	31,787	5,295	16.7	15,645	49.2	7,957	25.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,413	4.4
1998	31,432	4,854	15.4	15,499	49.3	7,690	24.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,382	4.4
1999	30,857	4,520	14.6	14,628	47.4	7,346	23.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,149	3.7
2000	31,061	4,670	15.0	14,836	47.8	7,532	24.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,208	3.9
2001	30,442	4,468	14.7	14,385	47.3	7,285	23.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,433	4.7
2002	29,089	4,087	14.0	13,738	47.2	6,937	23.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,387	4.8
2003	28,775	3,887	13.5	13,705	47.6	6,926	24.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,521	5.3
2004	28,198	3,500	12.4	13,548	48.0	6,662	23.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,539	5.5
2005	27,372	3,292	12.0	13,607	49.7	6,651	24.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,572	5.7
2006	27,311	3,204	11.7	14,064	51.5	6,813	24.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,619	5.9
2007	26,356	3,283	12.5	13,796	52.3	6,352	24.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,366	5.2
2008	25,758	4,252	16.5	13,813	53.6	6,130	23.8	119	0.5	338	1.3	879	3.4	1,243	4.8
2009	24,647	3,747	15.2	13,680	55.5	5,845	23.7	124	0.5	284	1.2	935	3.8	1,237	5.0
2010	24,169	3,592	14.9	13,628	56.4	5,692	23.6	106	0.4	297	1.2	1,013	4.2	1,292	5.3
2011	23,726	4,051	17.1	13,290	56.0	5,206	21.9	123	0.5	307	1.3	923	3.9	1,237	5.2
2012	23,109	4,069	17.6	13,115	56.8	5,037	21.8	121	0.5	331	1.4	1,080	4.7	1,212	5.2
2013	23,612	4,211	17.8	13,313	56.4	4,802	20.3	135	0.6	306	1.3	1,000	4.2	1,145	4.8
2014	23,366	3,759	16.1	13,162	56.3	4,301	18.4	119	0.5	373	1.6	979	4.2	1,188	5.1
2015	23,469	3,589	15.3	13,194	56.2	4,105	17.5	137	0.6	437	1.9	944	4.0	1,329	5.7
2016	23,129	3,207	13.9	12,623	54.6	3,677	15.9	172	0.7	495	2.1	1,008	4.4	1,521	6.6
2017	23,257	2,956	12.7	12,677	54.5	3,816	16.4	170	0.7	476	2.0	1,157	5.0	1,740	7.5
2018	22,892	2,483	10.8	12,404	54.2	3,601	15.7	144	0.6	628	2.7	1,256	5.5	1,918	8.4
2019	22,538	2,411	10.7	12,221	54.2	3,325	14.8	181	0.8	731	3.2	1,219	5.4	2,136	9.5
2020	21,710	2,468	11.4	11,728	54.0	3,244	14.9	149	0.7	792	3.6	1,398	6.4	2,284	10.5
2021	21,363	1,701	8.0	11,082	51.9	2,879	13.5	161	0.8	694	3.2	1,628	7.6	2,292	10.7
2022	20,882	1,298	6.2	10,523	50.4	2,922	14.0	234	1.1	761	3.6	1,515	7.3	2,385	11.4
2023	20,051	958	4.8	9,975	49.7	2,876	14.3	207	1.0	712	3.6	1,445	7.2	2,405	12.0

Notes:

--- Triple dashes indicates that the data is not available. Certain birth variables, such as those related to weight gain, BMI, WIC, breastfeeding, infections, tobacco use, chronic conditions and other variables, were not collected before 2008.

Tobacco Use

The mother used tobacco during pregnancy.

Education Less than 12 years

The mother was not a high school graduate, at the time she gave birth.

Gestational Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed during the current pregnancy.

Hypertension

Chronic hypertension or gestational hypertension

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