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Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
 

Proportion of population below the poverty threshold (poverty incidence)
Province 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003
Region I 55.3 53.6 37.7 35.3 30.2
  Ilocos Norte     25.1 22.8 24.6
  Ilocos Sur     35.2 35.2 28.4
  La Union     43.5 38.4 30.2
  Pangasinan     39.5 37.0 31.7
Source of Data: National Statistical Coordination Board

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Definition of Term: Poverty incidence is the proportion of population whose annual per capita income falls below the per annual per capita poverty threshold to the total number of population.
Remarks: 2000 data is revised as of June 2006
 

Proportion of population below the food threshold (subsistence incidence)
Province 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003

Region I

 29.4 28.1 18.0 15.2 11.2
 

Ilocos Norte

     12.0 6.0 10.7
 

Ilocos Sur

     14.3 14.8 13.1
 

La Union

     22.8 14.9 10.6
 

Pangasinan

     18.9 17.4 11.1

Source of Data: National Statistical Coordination Board

Definition of Term: Subsistence incidence is the proportion of population whose annual per capita income falls below the per annual per capita food/subsistence threshold to the total number of population.

Remarks: 2000 data is revised as of June 2006
 
Prevalence of underweight children under 7 years of age (0-6 and 11 months)
Province/City 2002 2003 2004  a/ 2005  a/ 2006  a/
Region 1 4.68 4.40 12.09 9.76 8.83
Ilocos Norte 4.96 4.88 14.51 11.28 11.65
Ilocos Sur 4.09 3.47 11.64 10.83 8.86
La Union 3.95 3.36 14.16 11.79 11.39
Pangasinan 4.85 4.70 10.65 8.28 7.29
Alaminos City 3.23 3.69 17.83 15.86 16.69
Candon City 6.65 5.07 9.81 7.22 6.83
Dagupan City 4.85 5.88 13.35 13.05 9.59
Laoag City 3.02 2.86 15.68 9.60 9.07
San Carlos City 6.79 5.67 10.59 10.24 9.72
San Fernando City 3.52 2.89 12.49 9.77 5.53
Urdaneta City 6.18 5.72 18.13 10.30 14.45
Vigan City 1.57 1.05 7.29 6.60 6.92
Source of Data: Department of Health, Regional Office I
Definition of Term: Underweight children- combined severely and moderately underweight malnourished children
Formula: Prevalence of underweight children = severely + moderately underweight children/Actual No. of children
             weighed X 100
Remarks (Data Limitations):
a/ Preliminary data from DOH RO 1 covering children below 5 years old.
1. Data for 2001-2003 covers children 0-7 years old while the 2004-2005 data cover children under 5 yrs old
2. Data for 2004-2005 for underweight children was revised as per IRS standards. These were changed to
    "Below Normal (Very Low) and "Below Normal" from the previous year's classification of severely,
     moderately and mildly overweight
     
   

Mean One-day per Capita Food Consumption
Province/City 1993

Region I

361
   
Remarks (Data Limitations):
Figure is expressed as raw, "as purchased", in g/day
No data available for provinces and cities.
     
   

Mean One-day per Capita Energy Intake & Percent Adequacy
Province/City

1993
  Intake Percent  Adequacy
Region I 1,732 90.00
   
Note: Intake is expressed in kcal.
No data available for provinces and cities.
     
   

Prevalence of Underweight Children 0-5 Year Old 1/
Province/City 1998 2001

Region I

 36.20 31.50

Ilocos Norte

 29.90  

Ilocos Sur

 26.30  

La Union

 38.00 34.30

Pangasinan

 39.30 31.90
   
Remarks (Data Limitations):
No data available for IlocosNorte and Ilocos Sur in 2001.
1/ From the National Nutrition Survey (as of 2001)
   
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