Annex Table 1.
Comparison of the number of births in the IQTIG inpatient obstetric quality assurance dataset and the Federal Statistical Office
Source: Federal Statistical Office – Statistics on births [26], External inpatient quality assurance for obstetrics at IQTIG, own calculations
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Statistical Office | ||||||
| Live-born | 682,069 | 714,927 | 737,575 | 792,141 | 784,901 | 787,523 |
| Stillborn | 2,556 | 2,597 | 2,787 | 2,914 | 3,003 | 3,030 |
| Multiples
Twins Triplets Higher grade multiples |
12,355
12,119 230 6 |
13,270
12,977 282 11 |
13,637
13,368 258 11 |
14,635
14,371 258 6 |
14,712
14,415 287 10 |
14,365
14,099 260 6 |
| Estimated births1 | 672,028 | 703,950 | 726,445 | 780,150 | 772,885 | 775,916 |
| Inpatient quality assurance obstetrics | ||||||
| Births2 | 652,479 | 684,163 | 707,995 | 752,040 | 754,082 | 752,773 |
| Difference
Absolutely Relatively |
19,549 2.9% |
19,787 2.8% |
18,450 2.5% |
28,110 3.6% |
18,803 2.4% |
23,143 3.0% |
IQTIG = Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Health Care
1 Total live births and stillbirths – (number of twins + twice number of triplets + three times number of higher-grade multiples)
2 Women with pre-existing diabetes mellitus are excluded