Number & Percent of Live Births By Birthweight or Plural Births and by Year,
Wayne 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	39,024	4,454	11.4	973	2.5	1,175	3.0
1990	40,678	4,489	11.0	1,062	2.6	1,104	2.7
1991	40,000	4,566	11.4	989	2.5	1,241	3.1
1992	37,258	4,070	10.9	904	2.4	1,072	2.9
1993	35,801	3,843	10.7	811	2.3	1,018	2.8
1994	34,813	3,750	10.8	857	2.5	1,065	3.1
1995	32,816	3,371	10.3	704	2.1	953	2.9
1996	31,630	3,136	9.9	650	2.1	934	3.0
1997	31,787	3,163	10.0	704	2.2	978	3.1
1998	31,432	3,225	10.3	754	2.4	1,038	3.3
1999	30,857	3,359	10.9	757	2.5	1,107	3.6
2000	31,061	3,276	10.5	685	2.2	1,097	3.5
2001	30,442	3,118	10.2	677	2.2	1,088	3.6
2002	29,089	2,939	10.1	677	2.3	990	3.4
2003	28,775	3,063	10.6	699	2.4	1,008	3.5
2004	28,198	3,022	10.7	669	2.4	1,018	3.6
2005	27,372	2,985	10.9	687	2.5	1,030	3.8
2006	27,311	2,911	10.7	671	2.5	1,013	3.7
2007	26,356	2,618	9.9	576	2.2	925	3.5
2008	25,758	2,758	10.7	647	2.5	942	3.7
2009	24,647	2,615	10.6	594	2.4	871	3.5
2010	24,169	2,599	10.8	550	2.3	883	3.7
2011	23,726	2,473	10.4	558	2.4	912	3.8
2012	23,109	2,468	10.7	533	2.3	860	3.7
2013	23,612	2,392	10.1	532	2.3	896	3.8
2014	23,366	2,489	10.7	534	2.3	901	3.9
2015	23,469	2,533	10.8	506	2.2	887	3.8
2016	23,129	2,528	10.9	485	2.1	907	3.9
2017	23,257	2,527	10.9	488	2.1	921	4.0
2018	22,892	2,565	11.2	461	2.0	887	3.9
2019	22,538	2,503	11.1	478	2.1	852	3.8
2020	21,710	2,497	11.5	438	2.0	849	3.9
2021	21,363	2,559	12.0	475	2.2	835	3.9
2022	20,882	2,394	11.5	426	2.0	798	3.8
2023	20,051	2,367	11.8	413	2.1	792	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