Number of Deaths…
 There were 1,032 registered deaths in Quezon in March 2024. It recorded a decrease of 13.9 percent from the previous month’s figure of 1,198.
 The daily average of death occurrences during the month was 33 or approximately one death per hour.

Deaths by Sex…
 There were more male deaths (577 or 55.9%) than female deaths (455 or 44.1%) registered during the month.
 The death sex ratio was calculated at 127 males for every 100 females in March 2024.

Deaths by Place of Occurrence and Usual Place of Residence…
 Lucena City recorded the most number of registered deaths at 285 or 27.6 percent. This may be explained by its large population and the health facilities available in the city.
 The municipality of Candelaria had the second-highest number of registered deaths with 67 or 6.5%, followed by Sariaya and City of Tayabas with 63 (6.1%) and 50 (4.8%), respectively.
 There were 175 deaths that occurred outside the usual place of residence of the deceased.
 Lucena City recorded the highest number of deaths (137) that occurred outside the usual residence of the deceased. It was followed by Gumaca and Infanta, both with nine (9) deaths.
 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.

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

NDP/NRSU/DOC