Empowerment of women is essential for the achievement of sustainable development. The full participation and partnership of both women and men is required in productive and reproductive life. The 2008 NDHS explores women’s empowerment in terms of... Read more about Women Empowerment (Excerpts from the 2008 NDHS Final Report)
Family and Health
Latest from National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)
Latest from Family Health Survey (FHS)
October 2, 2012
The total fertility rate (TFR) of women in urban areas averages at 2.7 children per woman (Table 1). The figure was lower than the average of 3.6 children per woman for those in rural areas. TFR is interpreted as the number of births a woman... Read more about Urban Women Bear Less Children in Their Lifetime Than Rural Women (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey )
September 19, 2012
An estimated 30 children for every 1,000 live births in the Philippines will likely die before reaching age five. The said estimated under-five mortality rate (U-5MR) or the probability of a child born on a specified year and dying before... Read more about Death among Children Under Five Years of Age Continues to Decline (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey)
June 18, 2012
Use of family planning (FP) method is lower among women in poor households than those in non-poor households (43.1 percent versus 51.3 percent), according to the results of the 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS). The difference is mainly due to the... Read more about Women in Poor Households Are Less Likely To Practice Family Planning (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey)
May 25, 2012
The 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS) results reveal that unmet need for family planning (FP) among married women in the Philippines remains high at 19.3 percent, 10.5 percent for birth spacing and 8.8 percent for limiting births. In the 2006... Read more about Unmet Need for Family Planning Remains High (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey)
Latest from Family Planning Survey (FPS)
June 18, 2012
Use of family planning (FP) method is lower among women in poor households than those in non-poor households (43.1 percent versus 51.3 percent), according to the results of the 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS). The difference is mainly due to the... Read more about Women in Poor Households Are Less Likely To Practice Family Planning (Results from the 2011 Family Health Survey)
Latest from Maternal and Child Health Survey (MCHS)
October 16, 2001
More than 90 percent of women 15 to 49 years of age with children below 3 years old received pre-natal care during pregnancy with their youngest surviving child. Nurses and midwives (49.9%) were the top pre-natal care providers in year 2000,... Read more about NURSES AND MIDWIVES ARE TOP PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS (Results from the 2000 Maternal and Child Health Survey)
Latest from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
June 21, 2010
Twenty-eight percent or 17.3 million Filipino adults age 15 years and older are current tobacco smokers, according to the results of the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Almost half (48 percent or 14.6 million) of adult males and 9... Read more about 17.3 Million Filipino Adults are Current Tobacco Smokers (Final Results from the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Survey)
Publications
| Title of Publication | Date Released |
|---|---|
| National Demographic and Health Survey | Jan 2011 |
| National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) |