Birthrate up by 118 in 2015

4,435 babies were born in Malta last year, which is 118 more than those born in 2014, according to a National Obstetrics Information System report.

The figures show that 66 babies were twins and three were triplets.

According to the report, 36% of women who gave birth were aged between 30 and 34, indicating a growing trend of mothers having children later in life.

There was also a marginal shift in the number of caesarians, with 31% of childbirths being assisted through the procedure, as opposed to 32% in 2014.

2015 marked the fifth consecutive year in which no woman died due to complications from childbirth.