Republic of the Philippines

Philippine Statistics Authority

INFANT and CHILD

MORTALITY
Findings from the
2013 National Demographic and
Health Survey
Socorro D. Abejo
Interim Assistant National Statistician
Philippine Statistics Authority
 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority CHILDHOOD
MORTALITY
Trends in childhood mortality rates, 1993-2013 NDHS

54
Deaths per 1,000 live births

48
40
34 35 34
29 31
25 23

Infant Mortality Under-five Mortality

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013
(1988-1992) (1993-1997) (1998-2002) (2003-2007) (2008-2012)
 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority INFANT MORTALITY RATE:
PHILIPPINES VS. OTHER SOUTH
EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Infant mortality rates: Southeast Asia, 2013
68
63
Deaths per 1,000 live births

49
45

32
23
15
11
7
2 4

Singapore Brunei Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar Timor-Leste Laos

Source: 2014 World Population Data Sheet, Population Reference Bureau

 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority PREGNANCY STATUS
Number of pregnancies reported by sample women age 15-49, by pregnancy status: 2013 NDHS
PREGNANCY STATUS
Number of
sample Total Lost before
Mother’s age at birth women pregnancies Born alive Born dead full term
15-19 3,261 311 280 0 31
20-24 2,809 2,059 1,896 5 158
25-49 10,085 31,770 29,465 34 2,271
15-49 16,155 34,140 31,641 39 2,460
 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority DEATHS AT AGES
BELOW 5 YEARS
Number of live births reported by sample women age 15-49 and number of deaths occuring at
ages 0 to 4 years among these live births: 2013 NDHS
Deaths at Ages Below 5 Years
Neonatal Post-neonatal
deaths deaths Child deaths
Number of (age 0-30 (age 1-11 (age 12 to 59
Mother’s age at birth live births Total days) months) months)
15-19 280 8 7 1 0
20-24 1,896 52 24 25 3
25-49 29,465 1,334 444 473 417
15-49 31,641 1,394 475 499 420
 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority EARLY CHILDHOOD
MORTALITY RATE
Proportion dead among children ever born (CEB) by age of women, and estimates of early
childhood mortality rates, based on 2010 Census of Population and Housing

Probability of Early childhood

dying between mortality rates
Proportion dead Exact age x birth and exact (per 1,000 live
Mother’s age at birth among CEB (in years) age x, q(x) births)
15-19 0.020 1 0.0219 22
20-24 0.015 2 0.0161 16
25-29 0.015 3 0.0156 16
30-34 0.017 5 0.0179 18
35-39 0.022 10
40-44 0.030 15
45-49 0.041 20
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority ANTENATAL CARE
PROVIDER
Percentage of women with a live birth in the 5 years preceding the survey
who received antenatal care from a skilled provider during pregnancy for
the most recent live birth1
96.1 95.8 95.4
93.6
91.8
90.9 91.1

88.7

15-19 20-34 35-49 15-49

Mother’s age at birth
2008 2013
1 Skilled provider includes doctor, nurse, midwife
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority TIMING OF FIRST
ANC VISIT
Percentage of women 15-49 with a live birth in the 5 years
preceding the survey who were less than 4 months pregnant at
time of first ANC visit for the most recent live birth
64.8
56.7 55.2
50.4 52.2
40.7

15-19 20-24 25-49

Mother’s age at birth

2008 2013
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority ANC COVERAGE
Percentage of women with a live birth in the 5 years
preceding the survey with no antenatal care
for the most recent live birth: 2013 NDHS

3.9 3.9

3.6

15-19 20-24 25-49

Mother's age at birth
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority NUMBER OF
ANTENATAL CARE VISITS
Percentage of women 15-49 who had a live birth in the five years preceding
the survey with 4 or more antenatal care visits for the most recent live birth

82.0 83.5 84.7

78.4 78.0
70.2

15-19 20-24 25-49

Mother's age at birth
2008 2013
 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority PRE-TERM BIRTHS

Percent of live births in the five years preceding the survey by whether pre-term or
not, by age of mother at birth of the child, Philippines 2013
Number of
Mother’s age at birth ≤ 8 months 9+ months Total births

15-19 3.4 96.6 100.0 871

20-34 2.4 97.5 100.0 4,919
35-49 2.7 97.3 100.0 1,192

15-49 2.6 97.4 100.0 6,982

 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority PLACE OF DELIVERY
Among live births in the five years preceding the survey, the percentage delivered in a health facility
and the percentage delivered at home, by age of mother at birth of the child, Philippines 2008 and
2013
Health facility
Mother’s age at birth Public sector Private sector Home
2008
15-19 26.1 11.5 62.4
20-34 27.0 18.6 54.1
35-49 24.5 17.3 58.0
15-49 26.5 17.7 55.5

2013
15-19 46.1 17.3 35.5
20-34 43.1 19.4 36.8
35-49 37.7 16.3 44.9
15-49 42.5 18.6 38.0
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority ASSISTANCE DURING
DELIVERY
Percentage of births delivered by a skilled provider1
75 74 73
64 66
62
59 57

15-19 20-34 35-49 15-49

Mother’s age at birth
2008 2013
1 Skilled provider includes doctor, nurse, midwife
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority DELIVERY ASSISTANCE
Among live births in the 5 years preceding the survey,
the percentage assisted by a health professional and the
percentage assisted by hilot, by mother's age at birth of child

74.7 74.0
63.8 66.3
59.0 57.2

39.9 40.9
34.9
30.8
23.2 24.6

2008 2013 2008 2013

Health Professional 15-19 20-34 35-49 Hilot

 Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority TIMING OF
POSTNATAL CHECKUP
Percentage of women with a live birth in the 5 years preceding the survey who had a
postnatal checkup within the first two days after delivery of the most recent live birth

77.3 78.1
72.0 72.7 73.5
64.9

15-19 20-34 35-49

Mother's age at birth

2008 2013

Note: For 2008 NDHS, the reference period is five years preceding the survey, while for 2013 NDHS, the reference period
is two years preceding the survey
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority PROVIDER OF FIRST
POSTNATAL CHECKUP
Among women age 15-49, the percentage who received first postnatal check-up from a
health professional after delivery of the most recent live birth, and the percentage who
received postnatal care from a hilot

78.3 78.5
71.3
61.2 58.4
52.8
36.5
29.3 32.3
12.3 10.9 14.2

2008 2013 2008 2013

Health Professional Hilot
15-19 20-34 35-49
2013 NDHS
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