{"slug": "nois-annual-report-2009", "title": "Annual Report \u2013 2009", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NOIS_annual_report_2009.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/birth-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Birth Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Document reference by DHIR/NOIS/2010", "header": ["Document reference", "DHIR/NOIS/2010"], "rows": [["Current version", "1.0"], ["Release date", "June, 2010"], ["Document owner", "Department of Health Information &amp; Research"], ["Document type", "National Obstetric Information"], ["Personal data", "No personal data"], ["Website", "www.sahha.gov.mt/pages.aspx?page=92"], ["e-mail", "healthinfo@gov.mt"], ["Telephone", "+356 25599000"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Version by Date, Action, Name", "header": ["Version", "Date", "Action", "Name"], "rows": [["1.0", "June, 2010", "Compilation", "Dr. Maya Podest\u00e0 Dr. Miriam Gatt"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Year by Deliveries, Total Births, % change in birthson previous year", "header": ["Year", "Deliveries*", "Total Births**", "% change in birthson previous year", "Livebirths"], "rows": [["1999", "4311", "4382", "", "4349"], ["2000", "4311", "4377", "- 0.1%", "4361"], ["2001", "3918", "3955", "- 9.6%", "3935"], ["2002", "3873", "3927", "- 0.7%", "3906"], ["2003", "3995", "4054", "+ 3.2%", "4036"], ["2004", "3838", "3902", "- 3.7%", "3887"], ["2005", "3804", "3865", "- 0.9%", "3857"], ["2006", "3822", "3891", "+ 0.7%", "3880"], ["2007", "3853", "3898", "+ 0.2%", "3886"], ["2008", "4154", "4228", "+ 8.5%", "4199"], ["2009", "4112", "4180", "- 1.1%", "4152"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Year by Fetal mortality rate (\u2265500g)Rate / 1000 total births, Neonatal mortality rate (\u2265500g)Rate / 1000 live births, Pe", "header": ["Year", "Fetal mortality rate  (\u2265500g)Rate / 1000 total births", "Neonatal mortality rate (\u2265500g)Rate / 1000 live births", "Perinatal mortality rate  (\u2265500g)Rate / 1000 total births"], "rows": [["1999", "6.2", "4.8", "9.9"], ["2000", "3.6", "5.3", "7.3"], ["2001", "5.1", "3.0", "7.6"], ["2002", "5.1", "5.1", "9.2"], ["2003", "3.9", "5.0", "8.4"], ["2004", "3.8", "4.4", "6.9"], ["2005", "2.1", "4.4", "5.4"], ["2006", "2.6", "2.3", "3.6"], ["2007", "2.8", "4.4", "6.4"], ["2008", "6.2", "5.7", "11.1"], ["2009", "5.0", "4.1", "8.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Year by Deliveries, Total Births, Livebirths", "header": ["Year", "Deliveries*", "Total Births**", "Livebirths"], "rows": [["1999", "4311", "4382", "4349"], ["2000", "4311", "4377", "4361"], ["2001", "3918", "3955", "3935"], ["2002", "3873", "3927", "3906"], ["2003", "3995", "4054", "4036"], ["2004", "3838", "3902", "3887"], ["2005", "3804", "3865", "3857"], ["2006", "3822", "3891", "3880"], ["2007", "3853", "3898", "3886"], ["2008", "4154", "4228", "4199"], ["2009", "4112", "4180", "4152"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Age group (years), 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Age group (years)", "2009", "", "2008", ""], "rows": [["", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["<15", "6", "<1", "9", "<1"], ["15-19", "271", "7", "267", "6"], ["20-24", "603", "15", "615", "15"], ["25-29", "1366", "33", "1430", "34"], ["30-34", "1312", "32", "1294", "31"], ["35-39", "474", "12", "442", "11"], ["40-44", "75", "2", "87", "2"], ["45+", "5", "<1", "6", "<1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "4", "<1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Nationality delivering on the Maltese Islands", "header": ["Nationality", "Maltese", "", "Non-Maltese", "", "Unknown", ""], "rows": [["Year", "Number", "%", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["1999", "4116", "95.5", "192", "4.5", "3", "0.1"], ["2000", "4096", "95.0", "211", "4.9", "4", "0.1"], ["2001", "3737", "95.4", "178", "4.5", "3", "0.1"], ["2002", "3662", "94.6", "170", "4.4", "41", "1.1"], ["2003", "3687", "92.3", "220", "5.5", "88", "2.2"], ["2004", "3558", "92.7", "168", "4.4", "112", "2.9"], ["2005", "3512", "92.3", "237", "6.2", "55", "1.4"], ["2006", "3491", "91.3", "288", "7.5", "43", "1.1"], ["2007", "3511", "91.1", "308", "8.0", "34", "0.9"], ["2008", "3729", "89.8", "402", "9.7", "23", "0.6"], ["2009", "3711", "90.2", "376", "9.1", "25", "0.6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Mother\u2019s AgeGroup by Maternal Parity (previous livebirths and still births are included)", "header": ["Mother\u2019s AgeGroup", "Maternal Parity (previous livebirths and still births are included)", "", "", "", "", "", ""], "rows": [["", "Primipara", "1", "2", "3", "4", ">4th", "Total"], ["Under 20", "254", "21", "2", "0", "0", "0", "277"], ["20-24", "428", "145", "23", "6", "1", "0", "603"], ["25-29", "848", "399", "86", "19", "11", "3", "1366"], ["30-34", "497", "606", "151", "42", "9", "7", "1312"], ["35-39", "129", "189", "102", "39", "10", "5", "474"], ["40-44", "16", "19", "19", "10", "5", "6", "75"], ["45+", "0", "0", "2", "2", "1", "0", "5"], ["Total", "2172", "1379", "385", "118", "37", "21", "4112"]]}, {"caption": "Table 9: Level of Education reached, 2009", "header": ["Level of Education reached", "2009", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%"], ["Primary or no education", "21", "0.5"], ["Secondary", "1926", "46.8"], ["Tertiary", "938", "22.8"], ["Unspecified", "1227", "29.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 10: Maternal Lifestyles, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Maternal Lifestyles", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Cigarette smoking during pregnancy : 1 to 3/day", "72", "89"], ["&gt;than 3/day", "286", "175"], ["Do not smoke", "3742", "3827"], ["Unspecified", "12", "63"], ["Alcohol consumption during pregnancy : Up to 1 unit/day", "2", "3"], ["&gt;than 1 unit/day", "0", "0"], ["None", "4098", "4088"], ["Unspecified", "12", "63"], ["Drug Abuse during pregnancy"]]}, {"caption": "Table 11: Pathology during pregnancy, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Pathology  during pregnancy", "2009", "", "2008", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Antepartum Haemorrhage", "92", "2.2", "102", "2.5"], ["Gestational hypertension", "275", "6.7", "268", "6.5"], ["Pre-eclampsia", "52", "1.3", "66", "1.6"], ["Eclampsia", "4", "0.1", "3", "0.1"], ["Placenta praevia", "45", "1.1", "71", "1.7"], ["Abruption of placenta", "10", "0.2", "7", "0.2"], ["Suspected IUGR*", "266", "6.5", "232", "5.6"], ["Cardiovascular disease", "14", "0.3", "23", "0.6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 12: Multiplicity, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Multiplicity", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Singleton", "4047", "4084"], ["Twin", "62", "66"], ["Triplet", "3", "4"], ["Quadruplet", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 13: Damage to perineum by Normal Vaginal Delivery(n=2741), Assisted Vaginal Delivery(n=177)", "header": ["Damage to perineum", "Normal Vaginal Delivery(n=2741)", "", "Assisted Vaginal Delivery**(n=177)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["No Damage", "964", "35.2", "13", "7.3"], ["Episiotomy* only", "631", "23.0", "111", "62.7"], ["Tear only", "1045", "38.1", "25", "14.1"], ["Episiotomy and tear", "101", "3.7", "28", "15.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 14: Mode of Delivery, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Mode of Delivery*", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Vertex delivery", "2743", "2699"], ["Elective/emergency Caesarean Section", "1259", "1328"], ["Forceps", "16", "14"], ["Ventouse", "160", "181"], ["Breech deliveries", "2", "6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 15: Year by Deliveries by Caesarean section, Caesarean section operation rate(% of all deliveries)", "header": ["Year", "Deliveries by Caesarean section", "Caesarean section operation rate(% of all deliveries)"], "rows": [["1999", "951", "22.1"], ["2000", "994", "23.1"], ["2001", "926", "23.6"], ["2002", "914", "23.6"], ["2003", "1039", "26.0"], ["2004", "1048", "27.3"], ["2005", "1165", "30.6"], ["2006", "1329", "34.8"], ["2007", "1243", "32.3"], ["2008", "1263", "30.4"], ["2009", "1194", "29.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 16: Gender Distribution Of Births", "header": ["Gender", "2009", "", "2008", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Male", "2178", "52.1", "2216", "52.4"], ["Female", "2002", "47.9", "2012", "47.6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Birth weight, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Birth weight", "2009", "", "2008", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["<500g", "8", "0.2", "3", "0.1"], ["500-999g", "20", "0.5", "29", "0.7"], ["1000-1499g", "23", "0.6", "22", "0.5"], ["1500-1999g", "48", "1.1", "57", "1.3"], ["2000-2499g", "225", "5.4", "193", "4.6"], ["2500-2999g", "895", "21.4", "909", "21.5"], ["3000-3499g", "1790", "42.8", "1829", "43.3"], ["3500-3999g", "982", "23.5", "957", "22.6"], ["4000-4499g", "159", "3.8", "191", "4.5"], ["4500-4999g", "20", "0.5", "13", "0.3"], ["5000+", "4", "0.1", "4", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "6", "0.1", "21", "0.5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 18: Annual Report \u2013 2009", "header": ["Gestational age", "2009", "", "2008", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Extremely preterm22-27 weeks", "23", "0.6", "31", "0.7"], ["Very preterm28-31 weeks", "35", "0.8", "30", "0.7"], ["Moderately preterm32-36 weeks", "242", "5.8", "248", "5.9"], ["Term37 \u2013 41 weeks", "3853", "92.2", "3913", "92.5"], ["Post term42+ weeks", "27", "0.6", "6", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Outcome of Birth, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Outcome of Birth", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Livebirths", "4152", "4199"], ["Stillbirths", "28", "29"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Outcome of Birth, 2008\u20132009 (cont. 2)", "header": ["Neonatal deaths", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Early Neonatal deaths", "14", "21"], ["Late Neonatal deaths", "4", "3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 21: Infant feeding methods at time of discharge, 2008\u20132009", "header": ["Infant feeding methods at time of discharge", "2009", "2008"], "rows": [["Breast only", "2498", "2407"], ["Bottle only", "1195", "1370"], ["Mixed (Breast &amp; Bottle)", "441", "384"], ["Other*", "44", "62"], ["Unspecified", "2", "5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 22: Year by Maternal Deaths", "header": ["Year", "Maternal Deaths"], "rows": [["1999", "1"], ["2000", "0"], ["2001", "2"], ["2002", "0"], ["2003", "0"], ["2004", "0"], ["2005", "0"], ["2006", "0"], ["2007", "0"], ["2008", "1"], ["2009", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Maternal Deaths 1999-2009", "header": ["Year", "Fetal death rate 500g and over", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 total births"], ["1999", "27", "6.2"], ["2000", "16", "3.6"], ["2001", "20", "5.1"], ["2002", "20", "5.1"], ["2003", "16", "3.9"], ["2004", "15", "3.8"], ["2005", "8", "2.1"], ["2006", "10", "2.6"], ["2007", "11", "2.8"], ["2008", "26", "6.2"], ["2009", "21", "5.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 18: Fetal Death Rates 1999-2009", "header": ["Year", "Neonatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["1999", "21", "4.8"], ["2000", "23", "5.3"], ["2001", "12", "3.0"], ["2002", "20", "5.1"], ["2003", "20", "5.0"], ["2004", "17", "4.4"], ["2005", "17", "4.4"], ["2006", "9", "2.3"], ["2007", "17", "4.4"], ["2008", "24", "5.7"], ["2009", "17", "4.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Neonatal Mortality rates 1999-2009", "header": ["Year", "Early neonatal mortality rate (500g  and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["1999", "16", "3.7"], ["2000", "16", "3.6"], ["2001", "10", "2.5"], ["2002", "16", "4.1"], ["2003", "18", "4.5"], ["2004", "12", "3.1"], ["2005", "13", "3.4"], ["2006", "4", "1.0"], ["2007", "14", "3.6"], ["2008", "21", "5.0"], ["2009", "13", "3.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: Early Neonatal Mortality rates 1999-2009", "header": ["Year", "Late neonatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["1999", "5", "1.2"], ["2000", "7", "1.6"], ["2001", "2", "0.5"], ["2002", "4", "1.0"], ["2003", "2", "0.5"], ["2004", "5", "1.3"], ["2005", "4", "1.0"], ["2006", "5", "1.3"], ["2007", "3", "0.8"], ["2008", "3", "0.7"], ["2009", "4", "1.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 21: Late Neonatal Mortality Rates 1999-2009", "header": ["Year", "Perinatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 total births"], ["1999", "43", "9.9"], ["2000", "32", "7.3"], ["2001", "30", "7.6"], ["2002", "36", "9.2"], ["2003", "34", "8.4"], ["2004", "27", "6.9"], ["2005", "21", "5.4"], ["2006", "14", "3.6"], ["2007", "25", "6.4"], ["2008", "47", "11.1"], ["2009", "34", "8.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 28: Year by Malta, EU members beforeMay 2004, EU members since2004 or 2007", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "10.01", "10.59", "9.45"], ["2002", "9.86", "10.52", "9.27"], ["2003", "10.12", "10.57", "9.32"], ["2004", "9.69", "10.67", "9.50"], ["2005", "9.56", "10.59", "9.74"], ["2006", "9.55", "10.69", "9.94"], ["2007", "9.50", "10.69", "10.13"], ["2008", "10.19", "na", "10.54"]]}, {"caption": "Table 23: Live births per 1000 population", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "1.50", "1.50", "1.25"], ["2002", "1.40", "1.50", "1.25"], ["2003", "1.50", "1.53", "1.24"], ["2004", "1.37", "1.55", "1.26"], ["2005", "1.37", "1.56", "1.28"], ["2006", "1.41", "1.57", "1.31"], ["2007", "1.37", "1.58", "1.34"], ["2008", "1.40", "1.59", "1.35"]]}, {"caption": "Table 24: Total Fertility Rate", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "50.83*", "5.20", "16.38"], ["2002", "0", "5.28", "12.01"], ["2003", "0", "5.30", "13.29"], ["2004", "0", "5.56", "11.72"], ["2005", "0", "4.81", "8.94"], ["2006", "0", "5.46", "7.98"], ["2007", "0", "5.36", "7.07"], ["2008", "23.82*", "na", "8.08"]]}, {"caption": "Table 25: Maternal Deaths per 100 000 live births", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "5.06", "4.37", "5.40"], ["2002", "5.09", "4.34", "5.36"], ["2003", "3.95", "4.22", "5.23"], ["2004", "3.84", "4.15", "5.13"], ["2005", "2.07", "4.05", "4.99"], ["2006", "2.57", "4.04", "4.78"], ["2007", "3.08", "4.02", "4.67"], ["2008", "6.86", "na", "4.53"]]}, {"caption": "Table 26: Fetal Deaths (500g and over) per 1000 births", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "3.05", "3.11", "6.13"], ["2002", "5.38", "3.01", "5.83"], ["2003", "5.20", "2.93", "5.64"], ["2004", "4.37", "2.86", "5.74"], ["2005", "4.41", "2.74", "5.20"], ["2006", "2.32", "2.70", "4.83"], ["2007", "5.15", "2.63", "4.58"], ["2008", "5.72", "na", "4.38"]]}]}