| RESULTS |
| FACTS & FIGURES |
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| NDHS |
| Maternal & Child Health |
| Fertility & Family Planning |
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FERTILITY |
PHIL | NCR |
| Percent of women age 15-24 who are mothers | 23.6 | 20.2 |
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Percent of women age 15-24 who are pregnant
with their first child
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2.8 | 3.0 |
| Percent of women age 15-24 who have began child-bearing | 26.4 | 23.1 |
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Among non-first births, median number of
months since preceding birth
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30.5 | 27.8 |
| Among women 15-49, median number of months of postpartum amenorrhea | 4.6 | 3.3 |
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Among women 25-29, median age at first birth
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13.4 | 24.8 |
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Percent of currently married, nonsterilized women |
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- who want the same number of
children as husbands do
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67.1 | 69.9 |
| - who want fewer number of children as husbands do | 21.9 | 20.3 |
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- who want more children than
husbands do
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6.5 | 5.2 |
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FAMILY PLANNING |
PHIL | NCR |
| Total wanted fertility rate | 2.5 | 2.0 |
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Percent of women using modern methods
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| - who were informed about the side effects/problems of method used | 37.9 | 35.7 |
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- who were informed on what to do
if experienced side effects
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35.1 | 33.5 |
| -who were visited by a field worker who discussed family planning | 11.5 | 8.5 |
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Percent of women currently not using
contraception
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- who visited a health facility and did not discuss family planning |
17.0 | 17.7 |
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- who did not discuss family
planning with a field worker or at a health facility
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80.3 | 86.1 |
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POPULATION |
PHIL | NCR |
| As of May 2000 (CENSUS) | 76,504 | 9,933 |
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Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)
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2.36 | 1.06 |
| Sex Ratio (number of males per 100 females) | 101.4 | 96.5 |
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Population Density (persons per sq. km.)
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255 | 15,686 |
| Age-dependency Ratio (%) | 69.0 | 53.4 |
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