SPECIAL RELEASE Birth Statistics in Quezon: December 2019 (Preliminary Results)
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2020-014
Live Birth A total of 3,204 live births were registered in the province in December 2019. It recorded a decrease of 13.9 percent from the November figure of 3,722. The daily average of birth occurrences during the month was 103. Of the total births registered, 51.7 percent were males and 48.3 percent were females. This resulted to a birth sex ratio of 107 males for every 100 females. Lucena City recorded the highest number of live births with a total of 1,023 or 31.9 percent of the total births registered in the province. It was followed by Candelaria with a total of 277 or 8.6 percent. The least number of registered births was observed in the municipalities of Agdangan and Plaridel, both with two (2) or 0.06 percent. Attendant at Birth The 2,614 (81.6 percent) birth deliveries were attended to by medically trained personnel such as physicians, nurses and midwives. Among the medically trained personnel, physicians attended to the most number of deliveries with 1,764 or 55.1 percent of the total births registered. The number of birth occurrences delivered by the traditional birth attendants and those without medical training was 575 or 17.9 percent of the total. Three municipalities in the province recorded higher number of live births attended to by traditional birth attendants compared to those attended to by health professionals. The municipality of San Narciso (68.4 percent) topped the list of areas with high percentage of birth deliveries attended to by non-health professionals. It was followed by the municipalities San Francisco and Panukulan with 62.3 percent and 60.0 percent, respectively.
The data presented herein are based on the documents submitted by the local civil registrars of the province and consists of timely and delayed registrations received during the month.
The data presented herein are based on the documents submitted by the local civil registrars of the province and consists of timely and delayed registrations received during the month of JUNE 2023.
The data presented herein are based on the documents submitted by the local civil registrars of the province and consists of timely and delayed registrations received during the month.
