1998 National Demographic and Healthy Survey

BACKGROUND

The 1998 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is a nationally-representative survey of 13,983 women age 15-49. The NDHS was designed to provide information on levels and trends of fertility, family planning knowledge and use, infant and child mortality, and maternal and child health. It was implemented by the National Statistics Office in collaboration with the Department of Health. Macro International Inc. of Calverton Maryland provided technical assistance to the project, while financial assistance was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Fieldwork for the NDHS took place from early March to early May 1998.

Contraceptive use in the Philippines (Results from the 1999 Family Planning Survey)

The 1999 Family Planning Survey (FPS) is a nationwide survey aimed at collecting information on contraceptive use in the Philippines in 1999. It is the fourth in a series of annual family planning surveys to be conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from 1995 to 2000 with funding assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Despite declining rates, fertility level in the Philippines remains among highest in Southeast and Central Asia

Results from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) confirm that while national fertility rates are declining, at an average of 3.7 children per woman, they are still considerably higher than the rates prevailing in neighboring countries. Women in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India have fewer than 3.5 children during their reproductive life. NDHS results reveal that there may be several reasons why fertility rates in the Philippines have not fallen more rapidly.

Some findings from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey

The total fertility rate for the period 1995-97 is 3.7 live births per woman. This represents a 10.0-percent decrease from the 1990-92 level of 4.1 live births per woman.

Contraceptive use in the Philippines (Results from the 1997 Family Planning Survey)

The 1997 Family Planning Survey (FPS) is a nationwide survey aimed at collecting information on contraceptive use in the Philippines in 1997. It is the third in a series of annual family planning surveys to be conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from 1995 to 2000 with funding assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This survey was conducted nine months after the July 1996 survey.

National Statistics Office

Family and Health