| PHILIPPINE’S QUICK STATSIndicator | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of women with no education | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Percentage of women with access to newspaper, television and radio | 58.2 | 48.5 | 36.8 | 23.5 |
| Total fertility rate (children per women) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
| Percentage of teenagers who have begun childbearing | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.9 | |
| Percentage of married women currently using any method of family planning | 40.0 | 47.8 | 48.9 | 50.7 |
| Percentage of married women currently using any modern method of family planning | 24.9 | 28.2 | 33.4 | 34.0 |
| Median age at first marriage for women age 25-49 (years) | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.2 |
| Median age at first sex for women age 25-49 (years) | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Percentage of married women who want no more children | 62.8 | 61.9 | 61.2 | 62.7 |
| Percentage of married women with an unmet need for family planning | 25.9 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 22.3 |
| Mean ideal number of children | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | 35.1 | 28.7 | 24.9 | |
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | 48.4 | 39.9 | 33.5 | |
| Percentage of live births receiving antenatal care from a trained health professional | 83.1 | 85.7 | 87.6 | 91.1 |
| Percentage of live births delivered at a health facility | 28.3 | 34.2 | 37.9 | 44.2 |
| Percentage of live births receiving assistance at delivery from a trained health professional | 52.8 | 56.4 | 59.8 | 98.6 |
| Percentage of children fully immunized | 71.5 | 72.8 | 69.8 | 79.5 |
| Percentage of children with acute respiratory infection or fever taken to a health facility | 51.3 | 57.9 | 54.8 | 49.8 |
| Percentage of children with diarrhea who received either ORS or RHS | 49.5 | 44.7 | 57.6 | 58.6 |
| Median exclusive breastfeeding duration (months) | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
This information is sourced from Measure DHS
“Quality Information to plan monitor and improve population Health and Nutrition Programmes”
Certainly some very interesting facts worth considering and examining as we implement and evaluate BBB.
