{"slug": "highlights-of-europeristat-report-data-of-2015-summary-and-updated-lea", "title": "Highlights of the European Perinatal Health Report 2015 \u2013 Malta Perspective \u2013 Summary and League tables", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Highlights-of-EUROPERISTAT-Report-data-of-2015-Summary-and-Updated-League-Tables-and-Graphs_Malta-Perspective-compiled.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/registries/births/", "group": "Registry", "topic": "Births", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Multiple Birth Rate", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Multiple birth rate(Rates/1000 woman)"], "rows": [["1", "Cyprus", "26.8"], ["2", "Spain", "22.4"], ["3", "Slovenia", "19.5"], ["4", "Ireland", "19.2"], ["4", "Germany", "19.2"], ["5", "Luxembourg", "18.3"], ["5", "Switzerland (2014)", "18.3"], ["6", "Bulgaria (2014)", "18.0"], ["7", "Belgium", "17.6"], ["7", "Iceland", "17.6"], ["8", "France", "17.5"], ["8", "Portugal", "17.5"], ["9", "Netherlands", "17.0"], ["9", "Denmark", "17.0"], ["10", "Italy", "16.9"], ["10", "Norway", "16.9"], ["11", "Estonia", "16.7"], ["12", "Hungary (2012)", "16.4"], ["13", "UK: England and Wales", "16.1"], ["14", "Austria", "15.7"], ["15", "Malta", "15.3"], ["16", "Latvia", "15.2"], ["17", "Sweden (2014)", "15.1"], ["18", "Croatia", "15.0"], ["19", "Czech Republic", "14.7"], ["20", "UK: Scotland", "14.6"], ["20", "UK: Northern Ireland", "14.6"], ["21", "Lithuania", "13.7"], ["22", "Finland", "13.5"], ["23", "Greece", "13.3"], ["24", "Poland (2014)", "13.2"], ["25", "Slovakia", "12.8"], ["26", "Romania", "10.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Maternal age younger than 20 years", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Maternal Age youngerthan 20 yrs"], "rows": [["1", "Bulgaria (2014)", "10.2"], ["2", "Romania", "9.6"], ["3", "Hungary", "6.4"], ["4", "Slovakia", "6.3"], ["5", "UK: Scotland", "4.0"], ["6", "Lithuania", "3.8"], ["7", "Poland (2014)", "3.6"], ["8", "UK: England and Wales", "3.5"], ["9", "Latvia", "3.4"], ["10", "UK: Northern Ireland", "3.1"], ["11", "Malta", "3.0"], ["11", "Croatia", "3.0"], ["12", "Portugal", "2.7"], ["12", "Estonia", "2.7"], ["13", "Greece", "2.5"], ["14", "Czech Republic", "2.4"], ["15", "Germany", "2.2"], ["16", "Austria", "2.1"], ["16", "Iceland", "2.1"], ["17", "Spain", "2.0"], ["18", "Ireland", "1.9"], ["18", "France", "1.9"], ["19", "Finland", "1.7"], ["19", "Belgium", "1.7"], ["20", "Luxembourg", "1.5"], ["21", "Cyprus", "1.4"], ["22", "Italy", "1.3"], ["22", "Norway", "1.3"], ["23", "Sweden (2014)", "1.2"], ["24", "Denmark", "1.0"], ["24", "Slovenia", "1.0"], ["25", "Netherlands", "0.9"], ["26", "Switzerland (2014)", "0.7"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Maternal age older than 35 years", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Older than 35 yrs"], "rows": [["1", "Spain", "37.2"], ["2", "Italy", "36.3"], ["3", "Ireland", "34.3"], ["4", "Greece", "29.7"], ["5", "Portugal", "29.4"], ["6", "Luxembourg", "27.4"], ["7", "Switzerland (2014)", "27.2"], ["8", "Hungary", "23.9"], ["9", "Germany", "23.3"], ["10", "UK: Northern Ireland", "22.3"], ["11", "Sweden (2014)", "21.5"], ["12", "Cyprus", "21.4"], ["13", "UK: England and Wales", "21.3"], ["14", "Denmark", "21.2"], ["15", "Czech Republic", "21"], ["16", "Finland", "20.8"], ["16", "Netherlands", "20.8"], ["17", "UK: Scotland", "20.7"], ["18", "Austria", "20.6"], ["19", "France", "20.5"], ["20", "Norway", "20.2"], ["21", "Iceland", "20.1"], ["22", "Estonia", "19.8"], ["23", "Malta", "19.1"], ["24", "Croatia", "18.9"], ["25", "Slovenia", "18.6"], ["26", "Belgium", "18.5"], ["27", "Latvia", "18.3"], ["28", "Slovakia", "16.9"], ["29", "Lithuania", "15.7"], ["30", "Poland (2014)", "14.7"], ["31", "Romania", "14.5"], ["32", "Bulgaria (2014)", "13.6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Percentage of women delivering live or stillbirths", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Rate ofPrimagravidamothers (%)"], "rows": [["1", "Romania", "54.5"], ["2", "Portugal", "53.5"], ["3", "Italy", "52.7"], ["4", "Spain", "51.5"], ["5", "Bulgaria (2014)", "51.2"], ["6", "Malta", "50.7"], ["7", "Switzerland (2014)", "49.5"], ["8", "Croatia", "49.0"], ["8", "Slovenia", "49.0"], ["8", "Germany", "49.0"], ["9", "Austria", "48.8"], ["10", "Cyprus", "48.4"], ["11", "Czech Republic", "48.3"], ["12", "Lithuania", "48.2"], ["13", "Poland (2014)", "48.1"], ["14", "Greece1", "47.8"], ["15", "Luxembourg", "47.6"], ["16", "Hungary", "46.7"], ["17", "Denmark", "45.5"], ["18", "Netherlands", "44.6"], ["19", "UK: Scotland", "43.2"], ["20", "Sweden (2014)", "43.1"], ["21", "Latvia", "43.1"], ["22", "Norway", "42.7"], ["23", "Belgium", "42.5"], ["23", "France (Survey, 2016)", "42.5"], ["24", "Estonia", "42.3"], ["25", "Slovakia", "41.7"], ["26", "Finland", "41.6"], ["27", "Iceland", "39.8"], ["27", "UK: England and Wales", "38.8"], ["29", "UK: Northern Ireland", "38.4"], ["29", "Ireland", "38.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Percentage of women delivering live or stillbirths", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Smokers %"], "rows": [["1", "France (Survey, 2016)", "29.8"], ["2", "ES: Catalonia", "22.8"], ["3", "Italy (2013)", "20.5"], ["4", "UK: Scotland", "16.4"], ["5", "Finland", "14.7"], ["6", "UK: England (2015-2016)", "14.2"], ["7", "Luxembourg", "13.3"], ["8", "Denmark", "11.0"], ["9", "Lithuania", "8.0"], ["10", "Malta", "7.7"], ["11", "Estonia", "7.6"], ["12", "Norway", "5.5"], ["13", "Sweden", "5.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity (BMI30)", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "% of motherswith BMI \u226530.0"], "rows": [["1", "UK: Wales (2016)", "25.6"], ["2", "UK: Scotland", "22.7"], ["3", "UK: England (2015-16)", "21.2"], ["4", "UK: Northern Ireland", "20.4"], ["5", "Germany", "14.9"], ["6", "Malta", "13.7"], ["6", "Sweden (2014)", "13.7"], ["7", "Finland", "13.2"], ["8", "Belgium", "12.7"], ["9", "Denmark", "12.6"], ["10", "France, Survey (2016)", "11.8"], ["11", "Norway", "11.6"], ["12", "Austria", "10.0"], ["13", "Slovenia", "9.6"], ["14", "Croatia", "7.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Caesarean Section rate as a percentage of total births", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Rate of CaesareanSections - total"], "rows": [["1", "Cyprus", "56.9"], ["2", "Romania", "46.9"], ["3", "Bulgaria (2014)", "43.0"], ["4", "Poland (2014)", "42.2"], ["5", "Hungary", "39.0"], ["6", "Italy", "35.4"], ["7", "Switzerland (2014)", "34.2"], ["8", "Portugal", "32.9"], ["9", "Luxembourg", "32.7"], ["10", "UK: Scotland", "32.5"], ["11", "Germany", "32.2"], ["12", "Malta", "32.0"], ["13", "Ireland", "31.3"], ["14", "Slovakia", "31.1"], ["15", "UK: Northern Ireland", "29.9"], ["16", "Austria", "29.7"], ["17", "UK: England", "27.0"], ["18", "UK: Wales", "26.1"], ["18", "Czech Republic", "26.1"], ["19", "Spain", "24.6"], ["20", "Latvia", "22.0"], ["21", "Lithuania", "21.9"], ["22", "Croatia", "21.6"], ["22", "Denmark", "21.6"], ["23", "Belgium", "21.3"], ["24", "Slovenia", "21.2"], ["25", "France", "20.9"], ["26", "Estonia", "19.5"], ["27", "Sweden (2014)", "18.3"], ["28", "Netherlands", "17.4"], ["29", "Norway", "16.5"], ["30", "Finland", "16.4"], ["31", "Iceland", "16.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Percentage of caesereans by total births", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Maternal Mortality Ratio/100000 livebirths"], "rows": [["1", "Latvia", "24.7"], ["2", "Romania", "15.0"], ["3", "Hungary", "13.1"], ["4", "Austria", "11.0"], ["5", "Bulgaria", "6.9"], ["6", "Lithuania", "6.6"], ["7", "France", "6.4"], ["8", "Cyprus", "6.2"], ["9", "United Kingdom", "6.1"], ["10", "Luxembourg", "6.0"], ["11", "Portugal", "5.9"], ["12", "Slovenia", "5.7"], ["13", "Croatia", "5.5"], ["14", "Switzerland", "4.9"], ["15", "Iceland", "4.6"], ["15", "Belgium", "4.6"], ["16", "Slovakia", "4.3"], ["16", "Estonia", "4.3"], ["16", "Norway", "4.3"], ["17", "Germany", "4.2"], ["18", "Sweden", "3.6"], ["18", "Italy", "3.6"], ["19", "Denmark", "3.1"], ["19", "Spain", "3.1"], ["20", "Greece", "2.9"], ["21", "Finland", "2.7"], ["22", "Ireland", "2.6"], ["23", "Poland", "1.9"], ["24", "Malta", "0.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 9: Maternal mortality rate per 100000 live births", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "% of births withbirthweight<2500g"], "rows": [["1", "Cyprus", "10.6"], ["2", "Bulgaria (2014)", "9.9"], ["3", "Greece", "9.3"], ["4", "Portugal", "8.9"], ["5", "Hungary", "8.5"], ["6", "Spain", "8.4"], ["7", "Romania", "7.9"], ["8", "Czech Republic", "7.8"], ["9", "Slovakia", "7.7"], ["10", "France (Survey 2016)", "7.5"], ["11", "Italy", "7.4"], ["11", "France", "7.4"], ["12", "UK: England and Wales", "7.0"], ["12", "Germany", "7.0"], ["13", "Belgium", "6.9"], ["14", "UK: Scotland", "6.8"], ["15", "Luxembourg", "6.7"], ["16", "Austria", "6.5"], ["17", "Switzerland (2014)", "6.4"], ["17", "Slovenia", "6.4"], ["18", "Malta", "6.3"], ["18", "UK: Northern Ireland", "6.3"], ["19", "Netherlands", "6.1"], ["20", "Poland (2014)", "5.9"], ["21", "Ireland", "5.7"], ["22", "Croatia", "5.1"], ["23", "Denmark", "5.0"], ["24", "Norway", "4.5"], ["24", "Lithuania", "4.5"], ["24", "Latvia", "4.5"], ["25", "Iceland", "4.3"], ["26", "Sweden (2014)", "4.3"], ["27", "Finland", "4.2"], ["28", "Estonia", "4.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 10: Very high birth weight (macrosomia) 4500g", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "% High birthweight births>4500g"], "rows": [["1", "Iceland", "4.3"], ["2", "Sweden (2014)", "3.4"], ["3", "Norway", "3.0"], ["4", "Estonia", "2.8"], ["4", "Latvia", "2.8"], ["5", "Denmark", "2.5"], ["6", "Finland", "2.3"], ["7", "Ireland", "2.2"], ["8", "UK: Northern Ireland", "2.1"], ["8", "Lithuania", "2.1"], ["9", "UK: Scotland", "2.0"], ["10", "Netherlands", "1.8"], ["11", "UK: England and Wales", "1.6"], ["12", "Poland (2014)", "1.4"], ["12", "Croatia", "1.4"], ["13", "Germany", "1.2"], ["14", "Slovenia", "1.1"], ["15", "Hungary", "1.0"], ["16", "Belgium", "0.9"], ["16", "Austria", "0.9"], ["17", "Switzerland (2014)", "0.8"], ["17", "Czech Republic", "0.8"], ["17", "Slovakia", "0.8"], ["18", "France", "0.7"], ["19", "Luxembourg", "0.6"], ["19", "Spain", "0.6"], ["20", "Italy", "0.5"], ["20", "Bulgaria (2014)", "0.5"], ["20", "Malta", "0.5"], ["20", "Romania", "0.5"], ["21", "Portugal", "0.3"], ["22", "Cyprus", "0.2"], ["23", "Greece", "0.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 11: Preterm births with Gestation <37 weeks", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "% of births weeks"], "rows": [["1", "Cyprus", "12.0"], ["2", "Greece", "11.3"], ["3", "Hungary", "8.7"], ["4", "Germany", "8.5"], ["5", "Romania", "8.4"], ["6", "UK: Scotland", "8.2"], ["7", "Belgium", "8.1"], ["8", "Portugal", "8.0"], ["9", "Austria", "7.8"], ["10", "UK: England and Wales", "7.6"], ["10", "Italy", "7.6"], ["10", "Spain", "7.6"], ["11", "Czech Republic", "7.5"], ["11", "Slovenia", "7.5"], ["12", "UK: Northern Ireland", "7.4"], ["12", "Bulgaria (2014)", "7.4"], ["13", "Luxembourg", "7.3"], ["13", "Poland (2014)", "7.3"], ["14", "Switzerland (2014)", "7.2"], ["15", "France", "7.1"], ["16", "Slovakia", "7.0"], ["17", "Netherlands", "6.9"], ["18", "Malta", "6.8"], ["19", "Croatia", "6.5"], ["19", "Ireland", "6.5"], ["20", "Denmark", "6.2"], ["20", "Norway", "6.2"], ["21", "Iceland", "6.1"], ["22", "Finland", "5.8"], ["22", "Latvia", "5.8"], ["23", "Estonia", "5.7"], ["24", "Sweden (2014)", "5.6"], ["25", "Lithuania", "5.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 12: Percentage of live births <37 weeks", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Fetal Mortality Rate at22+ weeks gestation/1000 total births"], "rows": [["1", "France", "8.7"], ["2", "Luxembourg", "8.3"], ["3", "Bulgaria", "7.9"], ["4", "Hungary", "6.2"], ["5", "Slovenia", "6.1"], ["6", "Latvia", "4.9"], ["6", "Belgium", "4.9"], ["7", "Netherlands", "4.8"], ["7", "UK: Scotland", "4.8"], ["8", "Italy", "4.7"], ["8", "Croatia", "4.7"], ["9", "UK: England and Wales", "4.5"], ["10", "Switzerland", "4.4"], ["10", "Finland", "4.4"], ["10", "Ireland", "4.4"], ["11", "Lithuania", "4.0"], ["11", "Sweden", "4.0"], ["11", "Malta", "4.0"], ["12", "Estonia", "3.9"], ["13", "Romania", "3.7"], ["13", "Norway", "3.7"], ["13", "Slovakia", "3.7"], ["14", "Czech Republic", "3.6"], ["15", "Germany", "3.5"], ["15", "Poland", "3.5"], ["16", "Denmark", "3.4"], ["16", "Greece", "3.4"], ["17", "Cyprus", "3.3"], ["17", "Austria", "3.3"], ["17", "Portugal", "3.3"], ["17", "UK: Northern Ireland", "3.3"], ["18", "Spain", "3.1"], ["19", "Iceland", "2.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 13: Fetal mortality rate per 1000 total births", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "Neonatal mortality rate forbirths 22 weeks and over /1000 livebirths"], "rows": [["1", "Bulgaria (2014)", "4.4"], ["2", "Romania", "4.3"], ["3", "UK: Northern Ireland", "3.6"], ["3", "Malta", "3.6"], ["4", "Croatia", "3.2"], ["5", "Netherlands", "3.0"], ["6", "Poland (2014)", "2.9"], ["7", "Greece", "2.8"], ["8", "Hungary", "2.7"], ["9", "Latvia", "2.5"], ["10", "France", "2.4"], ["10", "Lithuania", "2.4"], ["11", "Switzerland (2014)", "2.3"], ["11", "Germany", "2.3"], ["12", "Italy", "2.2"], ["12", "UK: England and Wales", "2.2"], ["13", "Portugal", "2.1"], ["13", "Belgium", "2.1"], ["14", "Slovakia", "2.0"], ["15", "Denmark", "1.9"], ["15", "Cyprus", "1.9"], ["16", "Austria", "1.9"], ["17", "Spain", "1.8"], ["18", "Luxembourg", "1.6"], ["19", "Norway", "1.5"], ["19", "Czech Republic", "1.5"], ["19", "Estonia", "1.5"], ["19", "UK: Scotland", "1.5"], ["19", "Sweden (2014)", "1.5"], ["20", "Finland", "1.3"], ["21", "Iceland", "1.2"], ["22", "Slovenia", "0.7"]]}, {"caption": "Table 14: Neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births", "header": ["Rank", "Country/coverage", "All Infant Mortality/ 1000 livebirths"], "rows": [["1", "Bulgaria (2014)", "7.6"], ["2", "Malta", "5.2"], ["3", "UK: Northern Ireland", "5.1"], ["4", "Latvia", "4.3"], ["5", "Croatia", "3.8"], ["6", "Lithuania", "3.5"], ["7", "UK: England &amp; Wales", "3.2"], ["8", "Belgium", "3.1"], ["9", "Switzerland (2014)", "3.0"], ["10", "Estonia", "2.9"], ["11", "Denmark", "2.6"], ["12", "Austria", "2.3"], ["13", "Norway", "2.2"], ["14", "Cyprus", "2.1"], ["15", "Finland", "1.7"], ["15", "Slovenia", "1.7"]]}]}