Number of Deaths… 
There were 1,260 registered deaths in Quezon in August 2023. It recorded a decrease of 2.6 percent from the previous month’s figure of 1,293. 
The daily average of death occurrences during the month was 41 or approximately two deaths per hour.

Deaths by Sex… 
There were more male deaths (736 or 58.4%) than female deaths (524 or 41.6%) registered during the month. 
The death sex ratio was calculated at 140 males for every 100 females in August 2023.

Deaths by Age-group… 
Majority of the death occurrences belonged to age group 60 and over with a total of 713. This comprised more than half or 56.6 percent of the total deaths recorded for the month. 
Age group 55-59 years old registered the next highest death toll which accounted for 105 or 8.3 percent.

Infant Deaths… 
Infant deaths totaled 51 or 4.0 percent of the total mortality.  
Infant deaths were higher for males (33) than females (18) giving an infant death sex ratio of 183 males for every 100 females.

Deaths by Place of Occurrence and Usual Place of Residence… 
Lucena City recorded the most number of deaths at 367 or 29.1 percent. This may be explained by its large population and the health facilities available in the city. 
The municipality of Candelaria (88 or 7.0%) came next in terms of highest number of death occurrences. It was followed by Lopez (60 or 4.8%), and Sariaya (55 or 4.4%). 
There were 208 deaths that occurred outside the usual place of residence of the deceased. 
Lucena City recorded the highest number of deaths (176) that occurred outside the usual residence of the deceased. It was followed by Infanta (11), Catanauan (8), Gumaca (7), and Alabat (3). 
Majority of the rest of the municipalities and city of the province registered higher number of deaths by usual residence than the number of deaths by place of occurrence.

Leading Causes of Deaths (8 days old & over)… 
There were 1,232 registered deaths among those aged 8 days and over.  
Of this total, 239 (19.4%) cases were due to diseases of the heart while  hypertensive diseases accounted for 167 or 13.6 percent.   
Pneumonia caused 86 (7.0%) deaths,  cerebrovascular diseases caused 85 (6.9%) while diabetes mellitus caused 73 (5.9%) deaths.

Maternal Deaths… 
There was no maternal death recorded for the month of August 2023.

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

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