Table 2.  Number, Daily Average and Daily Index of Live Births
          by Month of Occurrence: Philippines, 2000

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Month of Occurrence       Number    Daily Average   Daily Index
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Philippines            1,766,440            4,826           100

Month
January                  146,083            4,712          97.6
February                 128,383            4,427          91.7
March                    142,041            4,582          94.9
April                    143,383            4,779          99.0
May                      150,362            4,850         100.5
June                     140,459            4,682          97.0
July                     141,948            4,579          94.9
August                   147,348            4,753          98.5
September                158,456            5,282         109.4
October                  161,055            5,195         107.6
November                 154,475            5,149         106.7
December                 152,447            4,918         101.9

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Source:  Health and Vital Statistics Division	
         Civil Registry Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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