| Recommended indicator #9 |
| Place of birth and size of maternity unit |
| Births | |||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Maternity unit by annual number of births | 889 | 533 | 577 | 441 | 434 |
| Place of birth unknown | |||||
| <300 | 1440 | 1243 | 462 | 1003 | 1013 |
| 300-499 | 1840 | 2300 | 2249 | 1542 | 2007 |
| 500-999 | 3952 | 3197 | 6054 | 2654 | 3067 |
| 1000-1499 | 17321 | 15217 | 11999 | 15781 | 14372 |
| 1500-1999 | 8339 | 9899 | 11393 | 8612 | 8580 |
| 2000-3999 | 29092 | 28803 | 24455 | 27419 | 26196 |
| 4000+ | 4542 | 4692 | 8742 | 9242 | 9527 |
| Home | 580 | 610 | 587 | 643 | 542 |
| Total | 67995 | 66494 | 66518 | 67337 | 65738 |