Number of Live births… 
 A total of 3,386 live births were registered in the province in October 2024. It recorded an increase of 3.5 percent from the September 2024 figure of 3,270. 
 Of the total births registered, 51.5 percent were males and 48.5 percent were females. This resulted to a birth sex ratio of 106 males for every 100 females. 

 The daily average of birth occurrences during the month was 109, equal to  the recorded daily average in September 2024. 
 Lucena City recorded the highest number of live births with a total of 900 or  26.6 percent of the total births registered in the province. It was followed by Lopez and Gumaca with 283 or 8.4 percent and 211 or 6.2 percent, respectively.  
 The three (3) municipalities with the least number of registered births were Pitogo (with 2 or 0.06%), and Perez and Quezon ( both with 1 or 0.03%). 
 No birth was registered in the municipality of Plaridel in October 2024.

Place of Occurrence and Usual Residence of Mother…  
 Majority of the registered births were born to mothers whose usual residence is in Quezon province (3,314 or 97.9%). 
 Only a small percentage of the birth occurrences (72 or 2.1%) were born to mothers whose usual residence is outside Quezon province. 
 Eleven (11) 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 412 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 91 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

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