Family and Health

One in Ten Young Filipino Women Age 15 to 19 Is Already A Mother or Pregnant With First Child (Final Results from the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey)

One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing: 8 percent are already mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child according to the results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).

Six in Ten Births Are Delivered in a Health Facility (Preliminary Results from the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey)

The preliminary results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) indicate some improvement in delivery care in the Philippines. In particular, the findings unveil an increase in facility-based deliveries and in births delivered by health professional

Urban Women Bear Less Children in Their Lifetime Than Rural Women (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey )

The total fertility rate (TFR) of women in urban areas averages at 2.7 children per woman (Table 1). The figure was lower than the average of 3.6 children per woman for those in rural areas. TFR is interpreted as the number of births a woman could have, on the average, at the end of her reproductive year. At the national level, the TFR based on the 2011 FHS was 3.1.

Death among Children Under Five Years of Age Continues to Decline (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey)

An estimated 30 children for every 1,000 live births in the Philippines will likely die before reaching age five. The said estimated under-five mortality rate (U-5MR) or the probability of a child born on a specified year and dying before reaching the age of five years based on the 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS) is lower than the estimated deaths per 1,000 live births based on the 2006 Family Planning Survey (FPS). Under-five mortality levels in the Philippines continue to improve, falling from 64 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1993 to 40 deaths in 2003. Estimates for U-5MR make reference to the 5-year period prior to the year the survey was conducted. The latest estimate refers to the period 2007-2011.

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