Felia, Japhet Claire

Galvez, Kayeleen Jae

Macalisang , Ana Leah

Corpuz, Elaine Andrea

Biostatistics

1.Marriage statistics-

Erratic trend in marriages

In a span of 10 years, the reported number of marriages decreased by 14.4

percent from 2007 to 2016.

However, the number of registered marriages showed a generally decreasing

trend from 2007 to 2016, but with speed of decrease varying for figures 2007-
2012, 2012-2016 with shifts in level in 2009, 2012 and in 2015. (See Figure 1
and Table 1)

Highest number of marriages in CALABARZON

In 2016, Region IV-A recorded the highest number of registered marriages,
which accounted for 13.0 percent of the total marriages. It was followed by
National Capital Region (NCR) (12.7%) and Region III (11.8%) with the rank
second and third, respectively. These regions were consistently in the top
three for the past five years.

Furthermore, Region V showed the highest percent change of increase (1.8%)

from 2015 to 2016. On the other hand, NCR had the highest percent change
of decrease (13.0%). (See Figure 2 and Table 2)

Most number of couples married in April

The top three months with recorded high number of marriages in 2016
occurred in April (52,587 or 12.5%), February (12.3%) and May (10.8%). But
November was the least liked month for marriage, recording the lowest
number of 20,875 marriages or 5 percent. (See Table 3)

Women married younger than men

The median age of the women that got married in 2016 was two years lower
than the median age of their male counterparts. This was consistently
observed in the past three years.
Most brides married between ages 20-24 years

About one-third of the brides married at age group 20-24 (139,067 or 33.1%)
while grooms at age group 25-29 (149,187 or 35.6%).

Meanwhile, marriages involving teenage brides were four times more than
teenage grooms. It was also observed that there were some marriages
involving adolescents under 15 years old. (See Figure 4 and Table 4)

Four out of ten marriages contracted through civil rites

There were 1,147 marriages solemnized daily through different types of

ceremony. Of the total marriages in 2016, 41.6 percent were contracted
through civil rites. Others were either officiated in the Roman Catholic Church
(37.5%), or performed in Muslim tradition (1.2%) or tribal ceremony (0.7%) and
other religious rites (19.0%). (See Figure 5)
It could be noted that more brides and grooms aged 25-29 preferred to be
solemnized in the Roman Catholic Church than any other types of marriage
ceremony. (See Tables 5a and 5b)

Filipino brides and grooms also marry other nationalities

There were 404,556 marriages (96.4%) between Filipino grooms and Filipino
brides while 15,072 (3.6%) involved foreign nationals.

Among foreign nationals, the highest frequency of intermarriages involved

Filipino grooms and Australians (317) followed by Americans (279), Canadians
(162) and Chinese brides (157).

On the other hand, the highest numbers of intermarriages were between

Filipino brides and American grooms (3,081). Other foreign nationals who
married Filipino brides were Japanese (1,585), Australian (925), British (862),
Korean (781) and Canadian (769). (See Table 6)
2. Birth Statistics
Reference Number:
2018-033

Release Date:
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Explanatory Notes
Data on births presented in this release were obtained from the Certificates
of Live Birth (Municipal Form No. 102) that were registered at the Office of
the City/Municipal Civil Registrars all throughout the country and forwarded
to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Information presented include
registered births which occurred from January to December 2016. Figures
presented are not adjusted for under-registration. Births of Filipinos
occurred abroad which were reported to the Philippine Foreign Service Posts
are presented in a separate report.

Seventeen births per thousand population

In 2016, a total of 1,731,289 live births was registered which is equivalent to

a crude birth rate (CBR) of 16.8 or about 17 births per thousand population.

The number of registered live births showed an increasing trend from 2006 to
2008, plateau from 2008 to 2012 and downward from 2012 to 2016. The
decrease in the last four years was 3.3 percent, from 1,790,367 live births in
2012 to 1,731,289 recorded births in 2016. However, this does not mean that
the number of babies born in the country is on a decline, as some may not
have been registered. (See Figure 1 and Table 1)
 More males born than females

More males (903,694 or 52.0%) were born than females (827,595 or 48.0%)
which resulted in a sex ratio of 109 males per 100 females.

On the average, there were about 4,730 babies born daily or about 197 babies
born per hour or approximately three babies born per minute.
 Highest occurrence of births in NCR

Of the total live births, 57.7 percent were born in Luzon, 19.4 percent in
Visayas and 22.9 percent in Mindanao. Among the regions of the country, the
National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the highest number of birth
occurrences of about 13.9 percent. Second in rank was CALABARZON (13.6%)
and the third was Central Luzon (10.9%). (See Figure 3 and Table 2)
 More babies born outside the usual residence of the mother

The difference between the place of birth by occurrence and place of birth
by usual residence of the mother by region is shown in the last column of
Table 2. Seven out of the 17 regions reported positive differentials in the
number of births by place of occurrence. These positive differentials may be
indicative of expectant mothers giving birth outside of their usual place of
residence due to better health care facilities and social services in the
receiving region.
In Luzon, the receiving region was NCR which accounted for 21,125 births.
Notably, expectant mothers from CALABARZON, Central Luzon and other
areas in Luzon preferred to give birth in NCR. (See Figure 3 and Table 2)

Nine in ten birth deliveries medically attended

Of the total number of births in the country, 91.6 percent birth deliveries
were attended by health professionals which may either be a physician, a
midwife or a nurse. (See Figure 4, Tables 3a and 3b)

The number of births by place of occurrence and by usual residence of mother

showed a remarkable proportion on births attended by health professionals in
the 16 regions. This is indicative of improving health services in terms of
maternal and child health care. Among regions, only Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) showed a very low proportion of medically attended
births. Half of the births that occurred in the region were attended by
traditional birth attendants (hilot/unlicensed midwife). (See Tables 3a, 3b
and 3c)

49.2 percent of babies born to unwed mothers

Almost half (851,088 or 49.2%) of the total registered live births in 2016 were
born out of wedlock. The three regions that recorded the highest number of
illegitimate children born in 2016 by usual residence of mother were
CALABARZON (135,405), NCR (131,670) and Central Luzon (92,867).

The proportion of illegitimate babies in seven regions of the country, as well

as in foreign countries as usual residence of mother were more than half of
its total births, i.e., Eastern Visayas (60.8%), NCR (59.9%), CALABARZON
(53.9%), Davao (52.4%), Central Visayas (51.9%), Foreign Countries (51.3%),
Bicol (50.6%), and Caraga (50.2%). (See Table 4)

More babies born to teenage mothers

Babies born to teenage mothers (203,085) were more than those babies sired
by teenage fathers (52,070). Moreover, babies sired by fathers aged 50 years
old and over (28,625) were far more than babies born to mothers of the same
age group (387).
(See Table 5)

The modal age group of childbearing in 2016 was at 20-24 years old. The
highest frequency of live births (487,763 or 28.2%) belonged to mothers in this
age group. On the other hand, fathers aged 25-29 were recorded to have sired
the highest frequency of live births (444,205 or 24.4%).
The median age of mothers giving birth was 26 and for fathers was 29 years
old.

3.Death Statistics-
Reference Number:
2018-045

Release Date:
Monday, February 12, 2018

Explanatory Notes
Data on deaths presented in this release were obtained from the Certificates
of Death (Municipal Form No. 103) that were registered at the Office of the
City/Municipal Civil Registrars all throughout the country and forwarded to
the Philippine Statistics Authority. Information presented includes registered
deaths which occurred from January to December 2016. Figures presented
are not adjusted for under-registration.
4.Religion statistics
The Philippine Statistics Authority in October 2015 reported that 80.58% of the total
Filipino population were Roman Catholics, 10.8% were Protestant and 5.57%
were Islamic.[43]Although the 2012 IRF[clarification needed] reports that an estimate by the
Population by religious affiliation (2010)

Affiliation Number

Roman
Catholic, including Catholic 80.58 74,211,896
Charismatic

Islam 5.57 5,127,084

Evangelicals (PCEC) 2.68 2,469,957

Iglesia Ni Cristo 2.45 2,251,941

Non-Roman Catholic
1.16 1,071,686
and Protestant (NCCP)

Aglipayan 1.00 916,639

Seventh-day Adventist 0.74 681,216

Bible Baptist Church 0.52 480,409

United Church of Christ in the

0.49 449,028
Philippines

Jehovah's Witnesses 0.45 410,957

Other Protestants 0.31 287,734

Church of Christ 0.28 258,176

Jesus Is Lord Church 5,000,000

5.43
Worldwide (Worldwide)

Tribal Religions 0.19 177,147

United Pentecostal Church

0.18 169,956
(Philippines) Inc.

Other Baptists 0.17 154,686

Philippine Independent
0.15 138,364
Catholic Church

Unión Espiritista Cristiana de

0.15 137,885
Filipinas, Inc.
Church of Jesus Christ of the
0.15 133,814
Latter Day Saints

Association of Fundamental
Baptist Churches in the 0.12 106,509
Philippines

Evangelical Christian
0.10 96,102
Outreach Foundation

None 0.08 73,248

Convention of the Philippine

0.07 65,008
Baptist Church

Crusaders of the Divine

0.06 53,146
Church of Christ Inc.

Buddhist 0.05 46,558

Lutheran Church of the

0.05 46,558
Philippines

Iglesia sa Dios Espiritu Santo

0.05 45,000
Inc.

Philippine Benevolent
0.05 42,796
Missionaries Association

Faith Tabernacle Church

0.04 36,230
(Living Rock Ministries)

Others
National Commission on Muslim
Filipinos (NCMF) in 2011 stated that there were then 10.3 million Muslims, or about 10
percent of the total population however this is yet to be proven officially. [44] In 2000,
according to the "World Values Survey", 1.8% were Protestant Christians and 10.9%
were then irreligious.[45][dubious ] Other Christian denominations include the Iglesia ni
Cristo (one of a number of separate Churches of Christ generally not affiliated with one
another), Philippine Independent Church (more commonly called the Aglipayan
Church), Members Church of God International, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints (LDS Church). Minority religions include Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism.
Roman Catholics and Protestants were converted during the four centuries of Western
influence by Spain, and the United States. Under Spanish rule, much of the population
was converted to Christianity.
Orthodox Christians also live in Philippines. Protestant Christianity arrived in the
Philippines during the 20th century, introduced by American missionaries.
Other religions include Judaism, Mahayana Buddhism, often mixed with Taoist
beliefs, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Animism and Paganism are also followed.