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2024-161

Number of Live births…

 The total number of love births in Quezon reported for the year 2023 was 46,261. This figure was higher by 255 or 0.6 percent from the previous year’s total of 46,006. 
 The daily average of birth occurrences during the year was 127 higher than the recorded daily average of 126 in 2022. 
 There were more males (23,314 or 50.4%) than females (22,947 or 49.6%) registered during the year. This resulted to a birth sex ratio of 102 males for every 100 females. 


 Lucena City recorded the highest number of live births with a total of 11,205 or  24.2 percent of the total births registered in the province. 
 Lopez (3,606 or 7.8%) topped the rest of the municipalities/city in terms of the number of live births. 
 The least number of registered births was observed in the municipalities of  Plaridel (18 or 0.04%) and Agdangan ( 62 or 0.13%).

Month of Occurrence…

 September was the month with the highest number of births with 4,335 while April had the lowest registration of 2,892 . 
 In terms of the daily average, the month of September recorded the highest figure with 145 births while April had the lowest average of 96 per day.  
 Daily index of more than 100 indicates a daily average higher than the overall figure at the provincial level.

Place of Occurrence and Usual Residence of Mother…

 Majority of the registered births were born to mothers whose usual residence is in Quezon province (45,478 or 98.3%). 
 Only a small percentage of the birth occurrences (783 or 1.7%) were born to mothers whose usual residence is outside Quezon province. 
 Eight (8) out of the 39 municipalities and 2 cities of Quezon province showed a positive difference in the number of births by place of occurrence and the usual place of residence of the mother. This implies that there were mothers who opted to give birth to places where there are available or better health care facilities and social services. 
 The highest positive difference of 5,596 was reported in Lucena City. This may be attributed to higher number of hospitals and health care facilities located in the city. 
 In contrast, the highest negative difference of 1,043 was observed in Sariaya. This may be explained by its proximity to Lucena City where there are more health care facilities.


(SGD.) AIRENE A. PUCYUTAN 
Chief Statistical Specialist 
PSA Quezon


NDP/DOC/PFVM 
 

DEATH STATISTICS IN QUEZON: 2023 (Preliminary Results)

There were 15,439 registered deaths in Quezon for the year 2023. It recorded an increase of 6.4 percent from the previous year’s figure of 14,508.

MARRIAGE STATISTICS IN QUEZON: 2023 (Preliminary Results)

There were 8,399 registered marriages in Quezon for the year 2023 showing a decrease of 10.6 percent from the previous year’s total of 9,396.

BIRTH STATISTICS IN QUEZON: 2023 (Preliminary Results)

The total number of love births in Quezon reported for the year 2023 was 46,261. This figure was higher by 255 or 0.6 percent from the previous year’s total of 46,006.