VITAL, HEALTH AND NUTRITION STATISTICS

Statistical Series

Latest Data

Compared to

Reference
Period

Value

Reference
Period

Value

Percent
Change

1. Rate of Registered Livebirths and

2003

2002

    Deaths (per 1,000 population)

       Birth rate

22.4

23.0

(2.4)

       Death rate

6.5

6.6

(2.0)

2. Number of registered marriages

2003

35,857

2002

35,071

2.2

3. Number of registered live births

2003

97,373

2002

98,341

1.0

4. Number of registered deaths

2003

28,201

2002

28,322

(0.4)

5. Bed capacity of government

2006

3,987

2005

3,866

3.1

    and private hospitals

6. Number of hospitals

2006

123

2005

122

0.8

7. Number of health facilities

       Health Centers

2003

150

2002

150

0.00

       Barangay Health Stations

2003

903

2002

903

0.00

8. Number of government medical

1999 a/

1998 a/

    practitioners

          Doctors

162

159

1.89

          Dentists

92

95

(3.15)

          Nurses

217

227

(21.66)

          Midwives

1,016

944

7.63