{"slug": "nois-annual-report-2014", "title": "Annual Report \u2013 2014", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NOIS_annual_report_2014.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/birth-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Birth Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Document reference by DHIR/NOIS/2015", "header": ["Document reference", "DHIR/NOIS/2015"], "rows": [["Current version", "1.0"], ["Release date", "July, 2015"], ["Document owner", "Directorate for Health Information &amp; Research"], ["Document type", "National Obstetric Information"], ["Personal data", "No personal data"], ["Website", "https://health.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/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", "2015", "Compilation", "Dr. Miriam Gatt Dr. Jason Attard"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Year by Deliveries, Total Births, Livebirths", "header": ["Year", "Deliveries*", "Total Births**", "Livebirths"], "rows": [["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"], ["2012", "4175", "4258", "4239"], ["2013", "4073", "4149", "4127"], ["2014", "4275", "4335", "4308"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Age group (years), 2013\u20132014", "header": ["Age group (years)", "2014", "", "2013", ""], "rows": [["", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["<15", "0", "0", "3", "0.1"], ["15-19", "152", "3.6", "161", "4.0"], ["20-24", "576", "13.5", "529", "13.0"], ["25-29", "1298", "30.4", "1229", "30.2"], ["30-34", "1423", "33.3", "1449", "35.6"], ["35-39", "709", "16.6", "614", "15.1"], ["40-44", "110", "2.6", "85", "2.1"], ["45+", "7", "0.2", "3", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Nationality delivering on the Maltese Islands since 2000", "header": ["Nationality", "Maltese", "", "Non-Maltese", "", "Unknown", ""], "rows": [["Year", "Number", "%", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["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"], ["2012", "3668", "87.9", "501", "12.0", "6", "0.1"], ["2013", "3501", "86.0", "564", "13.8", "8", "0.2"], ["2014", "3533", "82.6", "733", "17.1", "9", "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", "133", "16", "3", "0", "0", "0", "0", "152"], ["20-24", "375", "151", "38", "9", "3", "0", "0", "576"], ["25-29", "769", "379", "106", "30", "10", "4", "0", "1298"], ["30-34", "629", "577", "155", "44", "9", "9", "0", "1423"], ["35-39", "216", "276", "148", "41", "19", "9", "0", "709"], ["40-44", "40", "31", "18", "11", "6", "4", "0", "110"], ["45+", "1", "3", "1", "0", "0", "2", "0", "7"], ["Unknown", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"], ["Total", "2163", "1433", "469", "135", "47", "28", "0", "4275"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Level of Education reached, 2014", "header": ["Level of Education reached", "2014", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%"], ["Primary or no education", "124", "2.9"], ["Secondary", "1462", "34.2"], ["Post Secondary/Vocational non-tertiary", "971", "22.7"], ["Tertiary", "1420", "33.2"], ["Unspecified", "298", "7.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Details are given in Table 6 below", "header": ["Maternal Lifestyles", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Cigarette smoking during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["1 to 3/day", "80", "61"], ["&gt;than 3/day", "233", "257"], ["Do not smoke", "3962", "3755"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"], ["Alcohol consumption during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["Up to 1 unit/day", "7", "5"], ["&gt;than 1 unit/day", "1", "0"], ["None", "4267", "4068"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"], ["Drug Abuse during pregnancy", "", ""], ["Yes", "19", "19"], ["No", "4256", "4054"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 9: Pathology during pregnancy, 2013\u20132014", "header": ["Pathology during pregnancy", "2014", "", "2013", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Antepartum Haemorrhage", "57", "1.3", "61", "1.5"], ["Gestational hypertension", "250", "5.8", "219", "5.4"], ["Pre-eclampsia", "24", "0.6", "40", "1.0"], ["Eclampsia", "1", "0.02", "1", "0.02"], ["Placenta praevia", "38", "0.9", "27", "0.7"], ["Abruption of placenta", "16", "0.4", "19", "0.5"], ["Suspected IUGR*", "159", "3.7", "159", "3.9"], ["Cardiovascular disease", "11", "0.3", "12", "0.3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 10: Multiplicity, 2013\u20132014", "header": ["Multiplicity", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Singleton", "4216", "3998"], ["Twin", "58", "75"], ["Triplet", "1", "0"], ["Quadruplet", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 11: Damage to perineum by Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2728), Assisted Vaginal Delivery(n= 179)", "header": ["Damage to perineum", "Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2728)", "", "Assisted Vaginal Delivery**(n= 179)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["No Damage", "1012", "37.1", "14", "7.8"], ["Episiotomy* only", "377", "13.8", "98", "54.7"], ["Tear only", "1250", "45.8", "35", "19.6"], ["Episiotomy and tear", "89", "3.3", "32", "17.9"]]}, {"caption": "Table 12: Annual Report \u2013 2014", "header": ["Mode of Delivery*", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Vertex delivery", "2731", "2607"], ["Elective/emergency Caesarean Section", "1425", "1340"], ["Forceps", "23", "19"], ["Ventouse", "152", "175"], ["Breech deliveries", "4", "8"]]}, {"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": [["", "", "Caesarean section operation rate(% of all deliveries)"], ["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"], ["2012", "1409", "33.7"], ["2013", "1270", "31.2"], ["2014", "1368", "32.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 14: Gender Distribution Of Births", "header": ["Gender", "2014", "", "2013", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Male", "2307", "53.2", "2174", "52.4"], ["Female", "2028", "46.8", "1975", "47.6"], ["Unknown", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 15: All infants / fetuses of 22 weeks gestation and over are registered into the system", "header": ["Birth weight", "2014", "", "2013", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["<500g", "6", "0.1", "6", "0.1"], ["500-999g", "17", "0.4", "19", "0.5"], ["1000-1499g", "31", "0.7", "21", "0.5"], ["1500-1999g", "42", "1.0", "43", "1.0"], ["2000-2499g", "202", "4.7", "201", "4.8"], ["2500-2999g", "918", "21.2", "855", "20.6"], ["3000-3499g", "1827", "42.1", "1791", "43.2"], ["3500-3999g", "1070", "24.7", "1016", "24.5"], ["4000-4499g", "200", "4.6", "172", "4.1"], ["4500-4999g", "15", "0.3", "16", "0.4"], ["5000+", "2", "0.04", "3", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "5", "0.1", "6", "0.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 16: Annual Report \u2013 2014", "header": ["Gestational age", "2014", "", "2013", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Extremely preterm22-27 weeks", "23", "0.5", "22", "0.5"], ["Very preterm28-31 weeks", "33", "0.8", "26", "0.6"], ["Moderately preterm32-36 weeks", "251", "5.8", "234", "5.6"], ["Term37 \u2013 41 weeks", "4022", "92.8", "3864", "93.1"], ["Post term42+ weeks", "6", "0.1", "3", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2013\u20132014", "header": ["Outcome of Birth", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Livebirths", "4308", "4127"], ["Stillbirths", "27", "22"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2013\u20132014 (cont. 2)", "header": ["Neonatal deaths", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Early Neonatal deaths", "15", "15"], ["Late Neonatal deaths", "1", "3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Infant feeding methods at time of discharge, 2013\u20132014", "header": ["Infant feeding methods at time of discharge", "2014", "2013"], "rows": [["Breast only", "2513", "2415"], ["Bottle only", "1232", "1162"], ["Mixed (Breast &amp; Bottle)", "547", "532"], ["Other*", "43", "40"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: Year by Maternal Deaths", "header": ["Year", "Maternal Deaths"], "rows": [["2000", "0"], ["2001", "2"], ["2002", "0"], ["2003", "0"], ["2004", "0"], ["2005", "0"], ["2006", "0"], ["2007", "0"], ["2008", "1"], ["2009", "0"], ["2010", "1"], ["2011", "0"], ["2012", "0"], ["2013", "0"], ["2014", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Maternal Deaths 2000-2014", "header": ["Year", "Fetal death rate 500g and over", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 total births"], ["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"], ["2012", "14", "3.3"], ["2013", "18", "4.3"], ["2014", "26", "6.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 18: Fetal Death Rates 2000-2014", "header": ["Year", "Neonatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["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"], ["2012", "14", "3.3"], ["2013", "16", "3.9"], ["2014", "11", "2.6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Neonatal Mortality rates 2000-2014", "header": ["Year", "Early neonatal mortality rate (500g  and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["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"], ["2012", "12", "2.8"], ["2013", "13", "3.2"], ["2014", "10", "2.3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: Early Neonatal Mortality rates 2000-2014", "header": ["Year", "Late neonatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 live births"], ["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"], ["2012", "2", "0.5"], ["2013", "3", "0.7"], ["2014", "1", "0.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 21: Late Neonatal Mortality Rates 2000-2014", "header": ["Year", "Perinatal mortality rate (500g and over)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "Rate/1000 total births"], ["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"], ["2012", "28", "6.6"], ["2013", "34", "8.2"], ["2014", "36", "8.3"]]}, {"caption": "Table 26: Year by Malta, EU members before, EU members since2004 or 2007", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members before", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["", "", "May 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], ["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", "10.15"], ["2008", "10.19", "10.90", "10.62"], ["2009", "10.03", "10.71", "10.68"], ["2010", "9.66", "10.75", "10.36"], ["2011", "10.30", "10.54", "9.82"], ["2012", "10.09", "10.39", "9.84"]]}, {"caption": "Table 23: Live births per 1000 population", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], "rows": [["", "", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members since2004 or 2007"], ["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", "1.60", "1.34"], ["2008", "1.40", "1.62", "1.40"], ["2009", "1.40", "1.61", "1.43"], ["2010", "1.40", "1.62", "1.39"], ["2011", "1.50", "1.60", "1.35"], ["2012", "1.40", "1.59", "1.36"]]}, {"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", "8.30"], ["2008", "23.82*", "5.11", "10.14"], ["2009", "0", "6.20", "9.73"], ["2010", "24.89", "5.16", "9.30"], ["2011", "0", "4.68", "9.30"], ["2012", "0", "4.78", "6.16"]]}, {"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", "4.82", "4.64"], ["2008", "6.86", "5.03", "4.49"], ["2009", "6.70", "5.44", "4.43"], ["2010", "3.97", "5.07", "4.19"], ["2011", "5.34", "4.98", "4.31"], ["2012", "3.30", "5.0", "4.18"]]}, {"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", "2.64", "4.53"], ["2008", "5.72", "2.55", "4.13"], ["2009", "4.34", "2.52", "4.07"], ["2010", "4.48", "2.49", "3.72"], ["2011", "5.10", "n/a", "3.68"], ["2012", "3.50", "n/a", "3.57"], ["2013", "", "", ""]]}]}