{"slug": "nois-annual-report-2011", "title": "Annual Report \u2013 2011", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nois_annual_report_2011.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/birth-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Birth Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Document reference by DHIR/NOIS/2012", "header": ["Document reference", "DHIR/NOIS/2012"], "rows": [["Current version", "1.0"], ["Release date", "October, 2012"], ["Document owner", "Department of Health Information &amp; Research"], ["Document type", "National Obstetric Information"], ["Personal data", "No personal data"], ["Website", "https://ehealth.gov.mt/HealthPortal/chief_medical_officer/healthinfor_research/registries/births.aspx"], ["e-mail", "healthinfo@gov.mt"], ["Telephone", "+356 25599000"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Version by Date, Action, Name", "header": ["Version", "Date", "Action", "Name"], "rows": [["1.0", "2012", "Compilation", "Dr. Miriam Gatt Dr. Alexia Bezzina"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: 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"], ["2010", "3952", "4036", "4018"], ["2011", "4226", "4311", "4283"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Age group (years), 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Age group (years)", "2011", "", "2010", ""], "rows": [["", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["<15", "0", "0", "6", "<1"], ["15-19", "217", "5.1", "249", "6.3"], ["20-24", "593", "14.0", "562", "14.2"], ["25-29", "1319", "31.2", "1284", "32.5"], ["30-34", "1404", "33.2", "1237", "31.3"], ["35-39", "599", "14.2", "548", "13.9"], ["40-44", "86", "2.0", "64", "1.6"], ["45+", "7", "<1", "2", "<1"], ["Unspecified", "1", "<1", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: 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"], ["2010", "3581", "90.6", "365", "9.2", "6", "0.2"], ["2011", "3740", "88.5", "479", "11.3", "7", "0.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: 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", "Unknown", "Total"], ["Under 20", "190", "24", "3", "0", "0", "0", "0", "217"], ["20-24", "411", "137", "31", "9", "5", "0", "0", "593"], ["25-29", "806", "396", "88", "19", "8", "2", "0", "1319"], ["30-34", "618", "602", "135", "30", "10", "9", "0", "1404"], ["35-39", "162", "264", "126", "26", "15", "6", "0", "599"], ["40-44", "25", "23", "17", "11", "5", "5", "0", "86"], ["45+", "2", "0", "4", "1", "0", "0", "0", "7"], ["Unknown", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "1", "1"], ["Total", "2214", "1446", "404", "96", "43", "22", "1", "4226"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Level of Education reached, 2011", "header": ["Level of Education reached", "2011", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%"], ["Primary or no education", "0", "0"], ["Secondary", "1880", "44.5"], ["Tertiary", "1201", "28.4"], ["Unspecified", "1145", "27.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Details are given in Table 6 below", "header": ["Maternal Lifestyles", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Cigarette smoking during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["1 to 3/day", "101", "28"], ["&gt;than 3/day", "224", "297"], ["Do not smoke", "3896", "3627"], ["Unspecified", "5", "0"], ["Alcohol consumption during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["Up to 1 unit/day", "8", "11"], ["&gt;than 1 unit/day", "1", "4"], ["None", "4213", "3937"], ["Unspecified", "4", "0"], ["Drug Abuse during pregnancy", "", ""], ["Yes", "25", "17"], ["No", "1497", "3935"], ["Unspecified", "4", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 9: Pathology during pregnancy, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Pathology  during pregnancy", "2011", "", "2010", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Antepartum Haemorrhage", "89", "2.1", "70", "1.8"], ["Gestational hypertension", "240", "5.7", "198", "5.0"], ["Pre-eclampsia", "24", "0.6", "31", "0.8"], ["Eclampsia", "0", "0", "0", "0"], ["Placenta praevia", "58", "1.4", "49", "1.2"], ["Abruption of placenta", "17", "0.4", "13", "0.3"], ["Suspected IUGR*", "232", "5.5", "250", "6.3"], ["Cardiovascular disease", "20", "0.5", "15", "0.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 10: Multiplicity, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Multiplicity", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Singleton", "4150", "3872"], ["Twin", "69", "74"], ["Triplet", "7*", "6*"], ["Quadruplet", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 11: Damage to perineum by Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2608), Assisted Vaginal Delivery(n=183)", "header": ["Damage to perineum", "Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2608)", "", "Assisted Vaginal Delivery**(n=183)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["No Damage", "799", "30.6", "8", "4.4"], ["Episiotomy* only", "521", "20.0", "96", "52.5"], ["Tear only", "1148", "44.0", "19", "10.4"], ["Episiotomy and tear", "140", "5.4", "60", "32.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 12: Mode of Delivery, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Mode of Delivery*", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Vertex delivery", "2611", "2543"], ["Elective/emergency Caesarean Section", "1516", "1336"], ["Forceps", "6", "14"], ["Ventouse", "176", "138"], ["Breech deliveries", "2", "5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 13: 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"], ["2010", "1252", "31.7"], ["2011", "1435", "34.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 14: Gender Distribution Of Births", "header": ["Gender", "2011", "", "2010", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Male", "2208", "51.2", "2066", "51.2"], ["Female", "2103", "48.8", "1970", "48.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 15: Birth weight, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Birth weight", "2011", "", "2010", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["<500g", "6", "0.14", "2", "0.05"], ["500-999g", "23", "0.5", "12", "0.3"], ["1000-1499g", "37", "0.9", "27", "0.7"], ["1500-1999g", "71", "1.6", "49", "1.2"], ["2000-2499g", "217", "5.0", "216", "5.4"], ["2500-2999g", "906", "21.0", "888", "22.0"], ["3000-3499g", "1822", "42.3", "1685", "41.7"], ["3500-3999g", "1032", "23.9", "962", "23.8"], ["4000-4499g", "171", "4.0", "177", "4.4"], ["4500-4999g", "19", "0.4", "16", "0.4"], ["5000+", "2", "0.04", "1", "0.02"], ["Unspecified", "5", "0.12", "1", "0.02"]]}, {"caption": "Table 16: Annual Report \u2013 2011", "header": ["Gestational age", "2011", "", "2010", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Extremely preterm22-27 weeks", "28", "0.7", "16", "0.4"], ["Very preterm28-31 weeks", "44", "1.0", "25", "0.6"], ["Moderately preterm32-36 weeks", "268", "6.2", "264", "6.5"], ["Term37 \u2013 41 weeks", "3964", "91.9", "3725", "92.3"], ["Post term42+ weeks", "7", "0.2", "6", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Outcome of Birth", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Livebirths", "4283", "4018"], ["Stillbirths", "28", "18"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2010\u20132011 (cont. 2)", "header": ["Neonatal deaths", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Early Neonatal deaths", "19", "16"], ["Late Neonatal deaths", "4", "2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Infant feeding methods at time of discharge, 2010\u20132011", "header": ["Infant feeding methods at time of discharge", "2011", "2010"], "rows": [["Breast only", "2430", "2263"], ["Bottle only", "1241", "1260"], ["Mixed (Breast &amp; Bottle)", "588", "478"], ["Other*", "51", "33"], ["Unspecified", "1", "2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: 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"], ["2010", "1"], ["2011", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Maternal Deaths 1999-2011", "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"], ["2010", "16", "4.0"], ["2011", "23", "5.3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 22: Year by Neonatal mortality rate (500g and over)", "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"], ["2010", "18", "4.5"], ["2011", "22", "5.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Neonatal Mortality rates 1999-2011", "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"], ["2010", "16", "4.0"], ["2011", "18", "4.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: Early Neonatal Mortality rates 1999-2011", "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"], ["2010", "2", "0.5"], ["2011", "4", "0.9"]]}, {"caption": "Table 21: Late Neonatal Mortality Rates 1999-2011", "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"], ["2010", "32", "7.9"], ["2011", "45", "10.5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 26: 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", "10.66", "9.50"], ["2005", "9.56", "10.58", "9.74"], ["2006", "9.55", "10.69", "9.94"], ["2007", "9.50", "10.74", "10.14"], ["2008", "10.19", "10.90", "10.63"], ["2009", "10.03", "10.74", "10.71"], ["2010", "9.66", "10.76", "10.46"]]}, {"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", "1.56", "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", "1.61", "1.38"], ["2009", "1.40", "1.60", "1.42"], ["2010", "1.40", "n/a", "1.38"]]}, {"caption": "Table 24: Total Fertility Rate", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["2001", "50.83*", "5.23", "17.79"], ["2002", "0", "5.38", "14.29"], ["2003", "0", "5.39", "15.56"], ["2004", "0", "5.62", "13.85"], ["2005", "0", "4.90", "10.23"], ["2006", "0", "5.49", "9.15"], ["2007", "0", "5.05", "8.20"], ["2008", "23.82*", "5.14", "9.56"], ["2009", "0", "5.60", "8.95"], ["2010", "0", "5.48", "8.53"]]}, {"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", "4.38", "5.40"], ["2002", "5.09", "4.32", "5.36"], ["2003", "3.95", "4.23", "5.23"], ["2004", "3.84", "4.14", "5.13"], ["2005", "2.07", "4.03", "4.99"], ["2006", "2.57", "4.03", "4.78"], ["2007", "3.08", "3.97", "4.67"], ["2008", "6.86", "3.94", "4.51"], ["2009", "6.70", "n/a", "4.45"], ["2010", "3.97", "n/a", "4.19"]]}, {"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", "2.69", "4.83"], ["2007", "5.15", "2.63", "4.55"], ["2008", "5.72", "2.55", "4.17"], ["2009", "4.34", "2.53", "4.06"], ["2010", "4.48", "n/a", "3.97"]]}]}