Parental Marital and Non-Marital Status of Registered Live Births in Caraga: 2022
Over fifty percent of registered births in Caraga are born to parents with non-marital status
Figure 1 shows that 61.04 percent or more than half of the total registered births in Caraga in 2022 were born out of wedlock and only 38.96% of births were attributed to married parents. The total number of registered live births for 2022 reached 39,986.
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Five in 10 of the registered births belonging to non-marital parents are male
For both males and females, the number of births to non-marital parents (12,718) for males and 11,691 for females) is higher than the number of births to marital parents (8,147 for males and 7,430 for females).
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The highest proportion of births belonging to non-marital parents is to mothers aged 20-24 years
In 2022, a total of 24,409 births were to non-married parents. Mothers aged 20-24 years recorded the highest number of births to non-married parents, followed by those aged 25-29 years, 15-19 years, 30-34 years, 35-39 years, 40-44 years, under 15 years, 45-49 years, and 50 years and above. On the other hand, the highest proportion of births belonging to married parents was observed among mothers aged 30-34 years, followed by those aged 25-29 years, 35-39 years, 20-24 years, 40-44 years, 15-19 years, 45-49 years, and 50 years and above.
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Explanatory Notes
Data presented in this release were obtained from the timely and late registered births at the Office of the City/Municipal Civil Registrars of Caraga Region and submitted to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) through the Provincial Statistical Office (PSOs). The information presented includes parental marital and non-marital status of the births that occurred in Caraga from January to December 2022 based on data files received by the PSA-Vital Statistics Division from the PSOs and processed as of 31 July 2023.
Approved by:
(Sgd.)ROSALINDA C. APURA, D.M.
Regional Director
Philippine Statistics Authority - RSSO XIII
Tel. No.: (085) 225-5219/ Telefax No.: (085) 815-4935
Email add: rssocaraga@psa.gov.ph