Annual Live Births by State, Sex, & Ethnicity
Data as of 2023Annual number of births with signs of life upon delivery, with breakdowns by sex, ethnic group and state.
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How is this data produced?
A live birth is a birth with signs of life upon delivery, even if only for a short while. The data on live births in Malaysia is tabulated based on information reported during the births registration process, specifically in the in Register of Birth Form (JPN.LM01). In particular, the 'state' reported in this dataset is based on the place of usual residence of the mother, not the geographical location in which the baby was born. For example, a baby born in a hospital in Kedah to a family who resides in Perlis will be counted as a live birth for Perlis. For a deeper understanding of the methodology and associated definition, please refer to the Technical Notes.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This data is derived based on births registered with JPN. Accordingly, if a birth is not registered with JPN (for instance, if a foreigner chooses to register their child in their home country, or if a resident in a remote area does not register the birth of their child), it will not count in this dataset.
Publication(s) using this data
There are two dashboards where you can explore this (and related) data more interactively:
- data.gov.my features a dashboard on Birthday Popularity
- OpenDOSM features a dashboard on Population & Vital Statistics
Metadata
Dataset description
Annual number of births with signs of life upon delivery, with breakdowns by sex, ethnic group and state.
Variable definitions
- State
- Date
- Sex
- Ethnicity
- Live Births
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
state (Categorical) | State | One of 16 states |
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 since the data is at annual frequency |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female') |
ethnicity (Categorical) | Ethnicity | All ethnic groups ('overall'), Malay ('bumi_malay'), other Bumiputera ('bumi_other'), Chinese ('chinese'), Indian ('indian'), other citizens ('other_citizen'), or non-citizen residents ('other_noncitizen') |
abs (Integer) | Live Births | Number of live births in that year |
Last updated:
17 Oct 2024, 12:00
Next update:
01 Nov 2025, 12:00
Data source(s)
- National Registration Department
- Department of Statistics Malaysia
URLs to dataset
License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/demography/birth_sex_ethnic_state.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=births_annual_sex_ethnic_state&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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