Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
Macomb County, Michigan 1989-2023

Year	Live Births	Infant's Weight at Birth
		Low Birthweight		Very Low Birthweight		Plural
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	10,075	582	5.8	109	1.1	259	2.6
1990	10,504	635	6.0	117	1.1	289	2.8
1991	10,287	610	5.9	113	1.1	270	2.6
1992	9,830	583	5.9	112	1.1	267	2.7
1993	9,647	579	6.0	101	1.0	232	2.4
1994	9,805	618	6.3	125	1.3	276	2.8
1995	9,776	654	6.7	131	1.3	278	2.8
1996	9,910	600	6.1	107	1.1	236	2.4
1997	9,809	632	6.4	114	1.2	268	2.7
1998	9,911	657	6.6	120	1.2	289	2.9
1999	9,943	699	7.0	131	1.3	304	3.1
2000	10,371	704	6.8	129	1.2	367	3.5
2001	10,147	747	7.4	153	1.5	393	3.9
2002	10,097	759	7.5	128	1.3	393	3.9
2003	10,368	810	7.8	149	1.4	409	3.9
2004	10,101	751	7.4	134	1.3	353	3.5
2005	10,009	827	8.3	150	1.5	360	3.6
2006	10,183	831	8.2	138	1.4	461	4.5
2007	9,817	850	8.7	189	1.9	350	3.6
2008	9,706	901	9.3	273	2.8	353	3.6
2009	9,297	751	8.1	165	1.8	362	3.9
2010	9,116	771	8.5	155	1.7	337	3.7
2011	9,052	786	8.7	142	1.6	339	3.7
2012	9,089	772	8.5	164	1.8	364	4.0
2013	9,394	801	8.5	159	1.7	369	3.9
2014	9,332	774	8.3	127	1.4	357	3.8
2015	9,428	825	8.8	153	1.6	388	4.1
2016	9,429	842	8.9	157	1.7	395	4.2
2017	9,252	876	9.5	166	1.8	376	4.1
2018	9,189	798	8.7	129	1.4	354	3.9
2019	9,125	800	8.8	140	1.5	342	3.7
2020	8,854	819	9.3	138	1.6	342	3.9
2021	8,791	823	9.4	123	1.4	345	3.9
2022	8,697	866	10.0	144	1.7	311	3.6
2023	8,533	805	9.4	127	1.5	334	3.9

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