Multiple Births By Local Government Disrtict 2009
Confinements resulting Confinements resulting
in a single birth (live and in a multiple birth (live
LGD Code LGD Name still) 2009 and still) 2009
95AA Antrim 795 12
95BB Ards 840 14
95CC Armagh 865 15
95DD Ballymena 797 6
95EE Ballymoney 401 5
95FF Banbridge 682 10
95GG Belfast 3,770 54
95HH Carrickfergus 423 1
95II Castlereagh 801 17
95JJ Coleraine 606 9
95KK Cookstown 509 10
95LL Craigavon 1,420 21
95MM Derry 1,614 30
95NN Down 935 23
95OO Dungannon 885 13
95PP Fermanagh 792 11
95QQ Larne 337 4
95RR Limavady 424 1
95SS Lisburn 1,724 26
95TT Magherafelt 675 10
95UU Moyle 193 6
95VV Newry & Mourne 1,546 20
95WW Newtownabbey 1,067 23
95XX North Down 903 13
95YY Omagh 699 13
95ZZ Strabane 563 10
Northern Ireland 24,266 377
Total Number of Percentage of mothers
confinements (live and who had a multiple birth
still) 2009 2009
807 1.49%
854 1.64%
880 1.70%
803 0.75%
406 1.23%
692 1.45%
3,824 1.41%
424 0.24%
818 2.08%
615 1.46%
519 1.93%
1,441 1.46%
1,644 1.82%
958 2.40%
898 1.45%
803 1.37%
341 1.17%
425 0.24%
1,750 1.49%
685 1.46%
199 3.02%
1,566 1.28%
1,090 2.11%
916 1.42%
712 1.83%
573 1.75%
24,643 1.53%
Multiple Births By Assembly Area 2009
Confinements resulting in
a single birth (live and still)
AA (1992) Code AA (1992) Name 2009
9501 Belfast East 1,055
9502 Belfast North 1,240
9503 Belfast South 1,072
9504 Belfast West 1,330
9505 East Antrim 973
9506 East Londonderry 1,029
9507 Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1,424
9508 Foyle 1,614
9509 Lagan Valley 1,650
9510 Mid Ulster 1,437
9511 Newry & Armagh 1,745
9512 North Antrim 1,391
9513 North Down 1,008
9514 South Antrim 1,488
9515 South Down 1,656
9516 Strangford 1,126
9517 Upper Bann 1,765
9518 West Tyrone 1,262
Unknown 1
Northern Ireland 24,266
Total Number of Percentage of
Confinements resulting in a confinements mothers who had
multiple birth (live and still) (live and still) a multiple birth
2009 2009 2009
16 1,071 1.49%
21 1,261 1.67%
18 1,090 1.65%
13 1,343 0.97%
10 983 1.02%
10 1,039 0.96%
20 1,444 1.39%
30 1,644 1.82%
26 1,676 1.55%
24 1,461 1.64%
29 1,774 1.63%
17 1,408 1.21%
15 1,023 1.47%
26 1,514 1.72%
23 1,679 1.37%
28 1,154 2.43%
28 1,793 1.56%
23 1,285 1.79%
- 1 -
377 24,643 1.53%
Confinements Confinements
resulting in a single resulting in a
birth (live and still) multiple birth (live
WPC (2008) Code WPC (2008) Name 2009 and still) 2009
N06000001 Belfast East 1183 19
N06000002 Belfast North 1451 26
N06000003 Belfast South 1212 24
N06000004 Belfast West 1521 16
N06000005 East Antrim 958 12
N06000006 East Londonderry 1125 10
N06000007 Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1424 20
N06000008 Foyle 1518 30
N06000009 Lagan Valley 1348 22
N06000010 Mid Ulster 1437 24
N06000011 Newry & Armagh 1745 29
N06000012 North Antrim 1356 15
N06000013 North Down 1008 15
N06000014 South Antrim 1438 22
N06000015 South Down 1552 20
N06000016 Strangford 962 22
N06000017 Upper Bann 1765 28
N06000018 West Tyrone 1262 23
Unknown 1 0
Northern Ireland 24,266 377
Total Number of Percentage of
confinements mothers who
(live and still) had a multiple
2009 birth 2009
1202 1.58%
1477 1.76%
1236 1.94%
1537 1.04%
970 1.24%
1135 0.88%
1444 1.39%
1548 1.94%
1370 1.61%
1461 1.64%
1774 1.63%
1371 1.09%
1023 1.47%
1460 1.51%
1572 1.27%
984 2.24%
1793 1.56%
1285 1.79%
1
24,643 1.53%
Multiple Births By Health & Social Care Trust 2009
Confinements resulting Confinements resulting
in a single birth (live in a multiple birth (live
Trust Code Trust Name and still) 2009 and still) 2009
BHSCT Belfast Health Trust 4,571 71
NHSCT Northern Health Trust 5,803 86
SEHSCT South Eastern Health Trust 4,402 76
SHSCT Southern Health Trust 5,398 79
WHSCT Western Health Trust 4,092 65
Northern Ireland 24,266 377
Total Number of Percentage of mothers
confinements (live and who had a multiple
still) 2009 birth 2009
4,642 1.53%
5,889 1.46%
4,478 1.70%
5,477 1.44%
4,157 1.56%
24,643 1.53%
National Statistics Theme: Population Year of Data
Data Subset: Population and Migration 2009
Dataset Title: Multiple Births
Coverage: Health & Social Care Trust; Variables:
Assembly Area (1992);
Westminister Parliamentary
Constituency (2008); Local
Government District and Ward
Source: Demography and Methodology Confinements resulting in a
Branch single birth (live and still)
Confinements resulting in a
multiple birth (live and still)
Contact: Census Customer Services; Total Number of
028 9034 8160 confinements (live and still)
Census.nisra@dfpni.gov.uk Percentage of mothers who
had a multiple birth
National Statistics Data? Yes
Description of Data
The information is aggregated data from the GRO birth files, which are gathered when
children are registered at the Registrar’s Office.
Time Period
The dataset is gathered annually in December.
Details of the information held on this dataset are outlined below:
Methodology
The dataset is updated as registrations take place, however the complete year’s file is
finalised in July. The data is then analysed and merged with the Pointer Address
database and published in the Registrar General Report as well as being forwarded
onto NINIS.
Geographic Referencing
The datasets were created using the Pointer Address database to allocate a unique
property reference number (UPRN) and geo-spatial co-ordinates to each home
address. These can then be used to map the address to wards, Local Government
District and parliamentary constituency areas. Where it has not been possible to
assign a unique property reference number to an address using the Pointer database,
the CPD was used to map home address postcodes to higher geographies. Around
0.1% of all births cannot be mapped with Pointer or the CPD and these remain as
unknowns at parliamentary constituency level.
At Local Government District level, if Pointer and the CPD cannot provide the area of
the mother's home address then the Local Government District, allocated by the
registrar, is used instead.
Disclosure Control Methods
None
Quality Issues
The quality of the data is very good except where the postcode of the child is not
given. In these cases the home address district is used, which may cause some
inaccuracy.
Further Information
The data will be updated in December 2011 and released in January 2012.