Live Birth Statistics: 2004



TABLE 2 Number, Daily Average, and Daily Index of Live Births
        by Month of Occurrence: 2004 

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Month of Occurrence     Number   Daily Average    Daily Index
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Philippines          1,710,994           4,675          100.0

January                142,982           4,612           98.7
February               122,168           4,213           90.1
March                  138,234           4,459           95.4
April                  132,889           4,430           94.8
May                    136,764           4,412           94.4
June                   133,971           4,466           95.5
July                   137,944           4,450           95.2
August                 144,944           4,676          100.0
September              167,223           5,574          119.2
October                165,183           5,328          114.0
November               147,447           4,915          105.1
December               141,245           4,556           97.5

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Source: National Statistics Office, Vital Statistics Division

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