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Females can expect to live longer than males. In 2000, the life expectancy at birth in the Philippines was 63.96 years for males and 71.36 years for females (Cabigon, 2008).
At the current annual growth rate of 2.04, the Philippine population is expected to double in 35 years. This rate of growth translates to three births per minute (UPPI-DRDF, 2008).
An increasing proportion of adolescents have engaged in premarital sex, from 18% in 1994 to 23% in 2002 (2002 YAFS).
Mimaropa, Zamboanga Peninsula, and ARMM have the highest percentage of teenage pregnancies at 19.7%, 18.8%, and 14.9%, respectively (2003 NDHS).
The older population is the fastest growing sector of the Philippine population, with a growth rate from 1995 to 2000 of 4.6 percent.
FEATURED PROJECT
Endline Survey on Strengthening Life Skills for Positive Youth Health Behavior
UNESCAP
October, 2008 - February, 2009
This survey is part of the project being implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) which focuses on developing community-based life-skills training networks to reach disadvantaged youth and foster their positive
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FEATURED PROJECT
Situation Analysis of the Philippine Population and Reproductive Health
UNFPA
May to August 2008
The Situation Analysis of the Philippine Population and Reproductive Health (SAPP-RH) aims to contribute to a better understanding of the causes of the country’s population dynamics, levels and trends, the reproductive health situation and the status of gender equality,
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