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The data on “Registered Live Births in the Philippines” released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that of the 1.67 million live births in 2019, 917,242 or 54.8% were born to single mothers.
“Eleven regions reported at least half of its registered births in 2019 to single mothers, led by Eastern Visayas region (66.4%), National Capital Region (66.2%) and Davao region (59.1%),” the PSA added. “On the other hand, ARMM [Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao] recorded the highest proportion of births to married couples at 95.2%”
The data showed that of the babies born to mothers who are under 15 years old, 95.9% were born to single mothers.
Of those born to mothers aged between 15 years old and 19 years old, 89.4% were born to single mothers.
Of those born to mothers aged between 20 years old to 24 years old, 71.6% were born to single mothers.
Source: BusinessMirror
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