Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2023

Year	Live Births	Infant's Weight at Birth
		Low Birthweight		Very Low Birthweight		Plural
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	22,721	3,366	14.8	791	3.5	773	3.4
1990	24,115	3,408	14.1	830	3.4	674	2.8
1991	23,443	3,402	14.5	781	3.3	740	3.2
1992	21,541	3,081	14.3	699	3.2	659	3.1
1993	20,245	2,769	13.7	615	3.0	548	2.7
1994	19,416	2,671	13.8	623	3.2	625	3.2
1995	17,438	2,349	13.5	499	2.9	539	3.1
1996	16,458	2,108	12.8	465	2.8	497	3.0
1997	16,584	2,102	12.7	488	2.9	493	3.0
1998	16,324	2,190	13.4	534	3.3	534	3.3
1999	15,652	2,292	14.6	563	3.6	617	3.9
2000	15,795	2,199	13.9	481	3.0	576	3.6
2001	15,145	2,018	13.3	468	3.1	572	3.8
2002	14,187	1,849	13.0	473	3.3	450	3.2
2003	13,972	1,889	13.5	461	3.3	472	3.4
2004	13,556	1,856	13.7	444	3.3	464	3.4
2005	13,156	1,860	14.1	463	3.5	531	4.0
2006	13,002	1,809	13.9	446	3.4	488	3.8
2007	12,126	1,515	12.5	368	3.0	438	3.6
2008	11,857	1,567	13.2	383	3.2	390	3.3
2009	11,180	1,495	13.4	371	3.3	400	3.6
2010	10,941	1,460	13.3	339	3.1	371	3.4
2011	10,338	1,358	13.1	310	3.0	384	3.7
2012	10,081	1,386	13.7	319	3.2	361	3.6
2013	10,123	1,311	13.0	317	3.1	387	3.8
2014	9,818	1,359	13.8	318	3.2	400	4.1
2015	9,895	1,410	14.2	316	3.2	389	3.9
2016	9,419	1,365	14.5	291	3.1	382	4.1
2017	9,644	1,356	14.1	290	3.0	403	4.2
2018	9,476	1,386	14.6	272	2.9	394	4.2
2019	9,459	1,411	14.9	287	3.0	400	4.2
2020	8,806	1,327	15.1	254	2.9	391	4.4
2021	8,252	1,335	16.2	270	3.3	345	4.2
2022	8,025	1,202	15.0	237	3.0	326	4.1
2023	7,607	1,199	15.8	232	3.0	321	4.2

Notes:

Low Birthweight

Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams.

Very Low Birthweight

Live births weighing less than 1,500 grams.

Plural

An infant born a part of a multiple birth; twins or triplets for example.

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