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Vital and Health Statistics
Selected Indicator Reference
Period		 Women Men Source
Number % Number %

Number of Registered Livebirths

2004

47,878

48.0

51,832

52.0

NSO

Projected Average Life
Expectancy at Birth

                     

NSO
(2000
BNRPP)
      

2000-2005

73.5

    

66.9

         

2005-2010

74.7

68.4

2010-2015

75.9

69.6

2015-2020

76.9

70.8

2020-2025

77.9

71.8

2025-2030

78.7

72.8

2030-2035

79.5

73.6

2035-2040

80.3

74.7

Number of Registered Deaths

2004

12,508

42.8

16,700

57.2

NSO
Number of Infant Deaths

2003

676

42.8

904

57.2

 NSO

Mortality (all causes)

2003

12,277

 43.1

16,231

 56.9

NSO

Under 1 year

     

676

 42.8

904

 57.2        

1-4 years

281

 44.5

351

 55.5

5-9 years

121

 36.1

214

 63.9

10-14 years

126

 39.7

191

 60.3

15-19 years

109

 29.9

255

 70.1

20-24 years

174

 29.9

408

 70.1

25-29 years

184

 30.4

422

 69.6

30-34 years

228

 31.1

506

 68.9

35-39 years

277

 31.5

603

 68.5

40-44 years

361

 34.0

700

 66.0

45-49 years

424

 34.4

808

 65.6

50-54 years

542

 33.1

1,095

 66.9

55-59 years

612

 32.0

1,300

 68.0

60-64 years

706

 34.3

1,354

 65.7

65-69 years

907

 37.2

1,533

 62.8

70-74 years

1,055

 44.3

1,327

 55.7

75-79 years

1,204

 46.9

1,362

 53.1

80-84 years

1,617

 55.9

1,277

 44.1

85 and above

2,651

 62.3

1,605

 37.7

not stated

22

 57.9

16

 42.1
Nutritional Status of Children
Under 6 Years Old

2007

        

NNC/DOH
Total Children Weighed   346,423 48.8 363,345 51.2  
Below Normal (Very Low) 3,276 53.8 2,814 46.2
Below Normal 24,186 49.7 24,435 50.3
Normal 310,728 48.7 326,779 51.3
Above Normal 8,233 46.7 9,407 53.3

Number of Disabled Persons

2000

27,011

51.2

25,704

48.8

NSO

Partial/Total Blindness/Low Vision

       

11,027

57.5

8,136

42.5

       

Partial/Total Deafness/Poor hearing Ability

2,053

52.1

1,884

47.9

Muteness

...

...

...

...

Speech impairment/Defect

2,225

47.1

2,496

52.9

Mental Illness

...

...

...

...

Mental Retardation

2,545

48.7

2,677

51.3

Orthopedic Handicap 1/

1,542

45.1

1,877

54.9

Others

7,619

47.0

8,634

53.0

Reported Number of Persons
Infected with Sexually
Transmitted Diseases

2000

1,037

98.7

14

1.3

DOH

Non-Gonoccocal Urethritis 2/

     

389

100

-

-

       

Gonorrhea

97

91.5

9

8.5

Candidiasis

238

99.6

1

0.4

Thichomoniasis

78

100

-

-

Scabies

-

-

-

-

Syphilis

18

81.8

4

18.2

Bacterial Vaginosis

 202 100 - -
Others 2/

15

100

-

-
Note:

*Details may not add up to totals due to rounding
1/ Includes loss of one or both arms/hands/legs/feet; paralysis of both arms/legs/one arm, one leg, all four limbs
2/ GROs, waitresses and receptionists are required to undergo monthly STD check-up for renewal of work permits.
 

Acronyms:
2000 BNRPP - 2000-Based National and Regional Population Projections
 DOH - Department of Health
NSO - National Statistics Office
NNC - National Nutrition Council

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