{"slug": "nois-annual-report-2017", "title": "Annual Report \u2013 2017", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NOIS-Annual-Report-2017.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/birth-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Birth Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Document reference by DHIR/NOIS/2018", "header": ["Document reference", "DHIR/NOIS/2018"], "rows": [["Current version", "1.0"], ["Release date", "October, 2018"], ["Document owner", "Directorate for Health Information &amp; Research"], ["Document type", "National Obstetric Information"], ["Website", "https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/births.aspxhttps://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries"], ["Website", "https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/births.aspx/births.aspx"], ["e-mail", "mailto:healthinfo@gov.mthealthinfo@gov.mt"], ["Telephone", "+356 25599000"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Version by Date, Action, Name", "header": ["Version", "Date", "Action", "Name"], "rows": [["1.0", "2018", "Compilation", "Dr. Miriam Gatt"], ["1.0", "2018", "", "Dr. Karen Borg"]]}, {"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", "3872", "3926", "3905"], ["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"], ["2015", "4385", "4453", "4435"], ["2016", "4455", "4555", "4532"], ["2017", "4325", "4398", "4379"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Age group (years), 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Age group (years)", "2017", "", "2016", ""], "rows": [["", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["<15", "3", "0.1", "3", "0.1"], ["15-19", "141", "3.3", "146", "3.3"], ["20-24", "475", "11.0", "503", "11.3"], ["25-29", "1256", "29.0", "1276", "28.6"], ["30-34", "1549", "35.8", "1588", "35.6"], ["35-39", "756", "17.5", "787", "17.7"], ["40-44", "140", "3.2", "143", "3.2"], ["45+", "5", "0.1", "9", "0.2"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Nationality by Maltese, Non-Maltese, Unknown", "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"], ["2015", "3544", "80.8", "838", "19.1", "3", "0.1"], ["2016", "3565", "80.0", "889", "19.9", "1", "0.1"], ["2017", "3364", "77.8", "958", "22.2", "3", "0.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Mother\u2019sAge Group by Maternal Parity(previous livebirths and still births are included)", "header": ["Mother\u2019sAge Group", "Maternal Parity(previous livebirths and still births are included)", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], "rows": [["", "Primipara", "1", "2", "3", "4", ">4th", "Unknown", "Total"], ["Under 20", "126", "14", "3", "1", "0", "0", "0", "144"], ["20-24", "333", "111", "23", "7", "0", "1", "0", "475"], ["25-29", "779", "354", "86", "22", "14", "1", "0", "1256"], ["30-34", "721", "599", "156", "43", "17", "13", "0", "1549"], ["35-39", "276", "319", "116", "30", "11", "4", "0", "756"], ["40-44", "37", "48", "33", "9", "6", "7", "0", "140"], ["45+", "2", "1", "2", "0", "0", "0", "0", "5"], ["Unknown", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"], ["Total", "2274", "1446", "419", "112", "48", "26", "0", "4325"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Level of Education reached, 2017", "header": ["Level of Education reached", "2017", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%"], ["Primary or no education", "83", "1.9"], ["Secondary", "1315", "30.4"], ["Post Secondary/Vocational non-tertiary", "1073", "24.8"], ["Tertiary", "1640", "37.9"], ["Unspecified", "214", "5.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Maternal Lifestyles, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Maternal Lifestyles", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Cigarette smoking during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["1 to 3/day", "87", "82"], ["&gt;than 3/day", "266", "240"], ["Do not smoke", "3972", "4133"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"], ["Alcohol consumption during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["Up to 1 unit/day", "5", "2"], ["&gt;than 1 unit/day", "1", "0"], ["None", "4319", "4453"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"], ["Drug Abuse during pregnancy", "", ""], ["Yes", "21", "14"], ["No", "4304", "4441"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 9: Pathology during pregnancy, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Pathology during pregnancy", "2017", "", "2016", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Antepartum Haemorrhage", "71", "1.6", "48", "1.1"], ["Gestational hypertension", "216", "5.0", "248", "5.6"], ["Pre-eclampsia", "23", "0.5", "33", "0.7"], ["Eclampsia", "1", "0.02", "0", "0"], ["Placenta praevia", "28", "0.6", "45", "1.0"], ["Abruption of placenta", "11", "0.3", "13", "0.3"], ["Suspected IUGR*", "230", "5.3", "192", "4.3"], ["Cardiovascular disease", "20", "0.5", "19", "0.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 10: Multiplicity, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Multiplicity", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Singleton", "4253", "4357"], ["Twin", "71", "96"], ["Triplet", "1", "2"], ["Quadruplet", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 11: Damage to perineum by Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2799), Assisted Vaginal Delivery(n= 188)", "header": ["Damage to perineum", "Normal Vaginal Delivery(n= 2799)", "", "Assisted Vaginal Delivery**(n= 188)", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["No Damage", "1013", "36.2", "18", "9.6"], ["Episiotomy* only", "347", "12.4", "89", "47.3"], ["Perineal tear only", "1351", "48.3", "50", "26.6"], ["Episiotomy and tear", "88", "3.1", "31", "16.5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 12: Annual Report \u2013 2017", "header": ["Mode of Delivery*", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Vertex delivery", "2800", "2913"], ["Elective/emergency Caesarean Section", "1408", "1460"], ["Forceps", "6", "5"], ["Ventouse", "182", "169"], ["Breech deliveries", "2", "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": [["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"], ["2015", "1359", "31.0"], ["2016", "1366", "30.7"], ["2017", "1338", "30.9"]]}, {"caption": "Table 14: Gender Distribution Of Births", "header": ["Gender", "2017", "", "2016", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Male", "2263", "51.5", "2401", "52.7"], ["Female", "2135", "48.5", "2154", "47.3"], ["Unknown", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 15: Birth weight, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Birth weight", "2017", "", "2016", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["<500g", "6", "0.1", "14", "0.3"], ["500-999g", "19", "0.4", "25", "0.5"], ["1000-1499g", "29", "0.7", "34", "0.7"], ["1500-1999g", "65", "1.5", "77", "1.7"], ["2000-2499g", "220", "5.0", "213", "4.7"], ["2500-2999g", "983", "22.4", "961", "21.1"], ["3000-3499g", "1853", "42.1", "1894", "41.6"], ["3500-3999g", "1035", "23.5", "1110", "24.4"], ["4000-4499g", "172", "3.9", "201", "4.4"], ["4500-4999g", "13", "0.3", "20", "0.4"], ["5000+", "1", "0.02", "3", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "2", "0.05", "3", "0.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 16: Gestational age, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Gestational age", "2017", "", "2016", ""], "rows": [["", "Number", "%", "Number", "%"], ["Extremely preterm22-27 weeks", "21", "0.5", "36", "0.8"], ["Very preterm28-31 weeks", "35", "0.8", "35", "0.8"], ["Moderately preterm32-36 weeks", "306", "7.0", "319", "7.0"], ["Term37 \u2013 41 weeks", "4029", "91.6", "4158", "91.3"], ["Post term42+ weeks", "7", "0.2", "7", "0.1"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Outcome of Birth", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Livebirths", "4379", "4532"], ["Stillbirths", "19", "23"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17: Outcome of Birth, 2016\u20132017 (cont. 2)", "header": ["Neonatal deaths", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Early Neonatal deaths", "14", "23"], ["Late Neonatal deaths", "6", "5"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19: Infant feeding methods at time of discharge, 2016\u20132017", "header": ["Infant feeding methods at time of discharge", "2017", "2016"], "rows": [["Breast only", "2433", "2519"], ["Bottle only", "1180", "1255"], ["Mixed (Breast &amp; Bottle)", "747", "730"], ["Other*", "37", "51"], ["Unspecified", "1", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20: Revision). Indicators given in the tables below refer to births with birth weight 500g and over", "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"], ["2015", "0"], ["2016", "0"], ["2017", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 17. Maternal Deaths 2000-2017", "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"], ["2015", "14", "3.1"], ["2016", "17", "3.7"], ["2017", "15", "3.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 18. Fetal Death Rates 2000-2017", "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"], ["2015", "15", "3.4"], ["2016", "22", "4.9"], ["2017", "18", "4.1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 19. Neonatal Mortality rates 2000-2017", "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"], ["2015", "11", "2.5"], ["2016", "17", "3.7"], ["2017", "12", "2.7"]]}, {"caption": "Table 20. Early Neonatal Mortality rates 2000-2017", "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"], ["2015", "4", "0.9"], ["2016", "5", "1.1"], ["2017", "6", "1.4"]]}, {"caption": "Table 21. Late Neonatal Mortality Rates 2000-2017", "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"], ["2015", "29", "6.5"], ["2016", "34", "7.5"], ["2017", "27", "6.2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 26: 2018, data in the HFA database is continually updated as necessary", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members afterMay 2004"], "rows": [["2001", "10.01", "10.58", "9.44"], ["2002", "9.86", "10.52", "9.26"], ["2003", "10.12", "10.57", "9.31"], ["2004", "9.69", "10.63", "9.49"], ["2005", "9.55", "10.59", "9.74"], ["2006", "9.32", "10.70", "9.92"], ["2007", "9.26", "10.75", "10.13"], ["2008", "9.80", "10.90", "10.61"], ["2009", "9.77", "10.70", "10.67"], ["2010", "9.40", "10.75", "10.39"], ["2011", "10.00", "10.52", "9.87"], ["2012", "9.84", "10.37", "9.89"], ["2013", "9.52", "10.08", "9.62"], ["2014", "9.81", "10.14", "9.84"]]}, {"caption": "Table 23. Live births per 1000 population (HFA Indicator 16)", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members afterMay 2004"], "rows": [["2001", "1.50", "1.50", "1.25"], ["2002", "1.40", "1.50", "1.25"], ["2003", "1.50", "1.52", "1.25"], ["2004", "1.37", "1.55", "1.26"], ["2005", "1.37", "1.56", "1.29"], ["2006", "1.41", "1.58", "1.31"], ["2007", "1.37", "1.59", "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", "1.60", "1.35"], ["2013", "1.37", "1.58", "1.33"], ["2014", "1.42", "1.60", "1.36"]]}, {"caption": "Table 24. Total Fertility Rate (HFA indicator 25)", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members afterMay 2004"], "rows": [["2001", "50.83*", "5.43", "16.94"], ["2002", "0", "5.28", "13.93"], ["2003", "0", "5.42", "15.13"], ["2004", "0", "5.54", "13.54"], ["2005", "0", "4.86", "10.11"], ["2006", "0", "5.42", "9.27"], ["2007", "0", "4.85", "8.45"], ["2008", "24.92*", "5.08", "10.17"], ["2009", "0", "6.20", "9.68"], ["2010", "25.65*", "5.12", "9.24"], ["2011", "0", "4.65", "9.21"], ["2012", "0", "4.49", "5.98"], ["2013", "0", "4.41", "6.78"], ["2014", "0", "4.64", "6.10"]]}, {"caption": "Table 25. Maternal Deaths per 100 000 live births (HFA Indicator 90)", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members afterMay 2004"], "rows": [["2001", "5.06", "4.46", "5.38"], ["2002", "5.09", "5.01", "5.32"], ["2003", "3.95", "5.05", "5.19"], ["2004", "3.84", "5.02", "5.09"], ["2005", "2.07", "4.93", "4.96"], ["2006", "2.64", "4.98", "4.76"], ["2007", "3.18", "4.88", "4.63"], ["2008", "7.17", "5.08", "4.49"], ["2009", "6.90", "5.44", "4.44"], ["2010", "4.09", "5.08", "4.20"], ["2011", "5.49", "5.00", "4.30"], ["2012", "3.38", "5.06", "4.18"], ["2013", "3.95", "5.00", "4.03"], ["2014", "6.17", "5.02", "4.06"]]}, {"caption": "Table 26. Fetal Deaths per 1000 births (HFA Indicator 82)", "header": ["Year", "Malta", "EU members beforeMay 2004", "EU members afterMay 2004"], "rows": [["2001", "3.05", "3.11", "5.98"], ["2002", "5.38", "3.01", "5.70"], ["2003", "5.20", "2.92", "5.52"], ["2004", "4.37", "2.86", "5.57"], ["2005", "4.41", "2.74", "5.09"], ["2006", "2.38", "2.68", "4.71"], ["2007", "5.31", "2.62", "4.45"], ["2008", "5.98", "2.53", "4.09"], ["2009", "4.47", "2.50", "4.01"], ["2010", "4.62", "2.45", "3.71"], ["2011", "5.76", "2.41", "3.57"], ["2012", "4.84", "2.35", "3.38"], ["2013", "4.46", "2.33", "3.26"], ["2014", "3.82", "2.35", "3.22"]]}]}