Family Planning Statistics Table (2000)

Table 6. Percent distribution of sterilized women by age at time of sterilization, according to the number of years since the operation, Philippines: 2000

Years since Operation AGE AT TIME OF STERILIZATION Number
of Women
(in ‘000) Median
Age (a)

< 25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 Total

Total 12.1 33.1 33.3 17.3 3.6 0.6 100.0 1,206 29.9

Less than 2 4.7 27.2 29.6 30.4 5.5 2.6 100.0 73 31.8

2-3 4.8 20.0 33.2 29.7 9.9 2.5 100.0 129 32.4

4-5 8.6 18.1 31.9 29.1 10.6 1.6 100.0 112 32.2

6-7 4.7 23.8 37.4 26.0 8.1 - 100.0 112 31.8

8-9 7.7 25.3 40.7 21.8 4.6 - 100.0 120 31.3

10 or more 17.0 42.0 31.9 9.2 - - 100.0 659 28.2

(a) Median age was calculated only for women less than 40 years of age at time of sterilization.
Source: National Statistics Office, 2000 Family Planning Survey

Years since Operation	AGE AT TIME OF STERILIZATION							Number of Women (in ‘000)	Median Age (a)
Years since Operation	< 25	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	Total	Number of Women (in ‘000)	Median Age (a)
Total	12.1	33.1	33.3	17.3	3.6	0.6	100.0	1,206	29.9
Less than 2	4.7	27.2	29.6	30.4	5.5	2.6	100.0	73	31.8
2-3	4.8	20.0	33.2	29.7	9.9	2.5	100.0	129	32.4
4-5	8.6	18.1	31.9	29.1	10.6	1.6	100.0	112	32.2
6-7	4.7	23.8	37.4	26.0	8.1	-	100.0	112	31.8
8-9	7.7	25.3	40.7	21.8	4.6	-	100.0	120	31.3
10 or more	17.0	42.0	31.9	9.2	-	-	100.0	659	28.2