What is the Philippine national demographic and Health Survey?
The Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has been successfully conducted in the country every five years since 1968to monitor and evaluate the impact of population programs being implemented in the country. The 2013 NDHS is the tenth such survey.
What is the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey?
The 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is the tenth in a series of demographic surveys conducted in the Philippines every five years since 1968. The survey mainly aims to provide reliable data on population and health for the national and regional levels, as well as for the urban and rural areas.
How is pregnancy history data collected in the Philippines?
In the Philippines, continued collection of such data is carried out through a pregnancy history approach in the demographic and health survey being conducted every five years.
What is the percent distribution of households in the Philippines?
Table 2.7 Household composition Percent distribution of households by sex of head of household and by household size and mean size of household, according to residence, Philippines 2013 Residence Characteristic Urban Rural Total Household headship Male 78.4 83.5 81.1 Female 21.6 16.5 18.9 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
How common is childlessness in the Philippines?
Childlessness is uncommon in Philippine society; among older married women only 3 percent are childless. Assuming that voluntary childlessness within marriage is rare, the 3 percent of married women age 45-49 who are childless may be interpreted as an estimate of primary sterility in the Philippines.
How many children in the Philippines continue breastfeeding beyond first year?
The results show that a low proportion of children in the Philippines continue breastfeeding beyond the first year of life; two out of five (41 percent) children age 20-23 months were still being breastfed at the time of the survey. Nevertheless, this is higher than the 2008 NDHS figure of 34 percent (NSO and ICF Macro, 2009).
What is the child mortality rate in the Philippines?
These periods correspond roughly to 1999 to 2013. Child mortality in the Philippines is relatively low, compared with other countries in the Southeast Asian region. Under‐five mortality for the period 04 years before the survey or approximately the calendar years 2009‐ ‐2013 is 31 deaths per 1,000 live births.