2024 ANNUAL SUMMARY ON VITAL STATISTICS

Figure 1: Vital Statistics by Category, 2024, Ifugao 

This special release presents statistics on vital events that occurred in Ifugao Province in 2024. It provides data on the total number of registered births, marriages, and deaths, categorized by registration status, sex, legitimacy status, age, type of ceremony, and place type. The data for this report was sourced from civil registry documents transmitted monthly by the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) to the Ifugao Provincial Statistical Office for machine processing.

In 2024, the province of Ifugao accumulated a total of 4,763 civil registry documents. Birth took the highest number of recorded documents with 3,216 registered live births or 67.52% of the total registry documents, followed by Marriage with 728 recorded documents or 15.28% of the total registry documents. Death took the lowest recorded documents with 819 or 17.20% of the total registry documents in the province of Ifugao. 

The total number of Civil Registry documents grew steadily from 3,617 in 2021 to 4,138 in 2022, showing a 14.4% increase. Then, in 2023, there was a significant jump to 5,833 documents, a 41% rise. However, in 2024, the number dropped to 4,788, reflecting an 17.92% decrease from the previous year. Overall, there was a peak in 2023, followed by a decline in 2024. (see Figure 2)

Figure 2: Vital Statistics by Year, Ifugao

Figure 3 presents the total registration of vital events by municipality. The total number of registered births is 3,216, with Lamut recording the highest at 692 registrations, accounting for 21.5% of the total registered births in the province. For marriages, the total registration is 728, and Lamut again recorded the highest at 116 registrations, making up 15.9% of the total registered marriages. In terms of deaths, the total registration is 844, with Lamut leading at 136 registrations, representing 16.1% of the total registered deaths in the province.

Figure 3: Vital Statistics by Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

Figure 4: Birth Registration by Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

A. BIRTH REGISTRATION

For the annual registration, the province of Ifugao has recorded a total of 3,216 registered births. Figure 4 shows that the municipality of Lagawe recorded the highest in birth registrations with 708, accounting for 22% of the total registered births. The high number of registrations in Lagawe may be attributed to the hospital in the area being opened to the public starting April 2024, which improved access to birth registration services. This is followed by the municipality of Lamut with 692 registrations, making up 21.5% of the total registered births. The municipality of Hingyon recorded the lowest with 23, representing just 0.7% of the total registered births for 2024. 

Figure 5: Birth Registration by Municipality and Sex, Ifugao, 2024

By gender status, male registrations have accumulated a total of 1,567, or 48.7% of the total birth registrations, while female registrations recorded 1,649, or 51.3% of the total birth registrations in the province of Ifugao. There were more female registrations than male registrations for 2024. Figure 5 illustrates that, by municipality, Lamut has the highest record for female registrations, followed by the municipality of Lagawe. Lagawe also has the highest for male registration, followed by the municipality of Lamut. Hingyon has the lowest record for both male and female registrations.

Figure 6: Birth Registration by Municipality and Place of Birth, Ifugao, 2024

By place of birth, a total of 1,752 were born at different medical facilities like hospitals, rural health units and birthing clinics or 54.48% of the total registered live births. Home births totaled 1,305 or 40.58% of the total registered live births. 

There was 1 recorded live birth that took place in an ambulance in the municipality of Banaue. Figure 6 shows that the municipality of Lamut has the highest recorded births on medical facilities, while the municipality of Lagawe has the highest registered home births. 

Figure 7: Birth Registration by Municipality and Legitimacy Status, Ifugao, 2024

For the Legitimacy Status, the province of Ifugao has accumulated a total of 2,193 or 68.19% that were born legitimate while a total of 1,014 or 31.53% were born out of wedlock. Figure 7 shows that the municipality of Lagawe recorded the highest registrations for legitimate and the municipality of Lamut recorded the highest illegitimate.

Figure 8: Birth Registration by Municipality and Registration Status, Ifugao, 2024

For the year 2024, a total of 2035 was registered within the reglementary period of thirty days or 63.28% of the total registered live births. A total of 1171 or 36.41% were registered after the reglementary period, some of it were registered through the BRAP or Birth Registration Assistance Project wherein this project aims to register unregistered and/or delayed births. Figure 8 illustrates that the municipality of Lamut recorded the highest timely registered births, while the municipality of Lagawe recorded the highest delayed registration.

Figure 9: Marriage Registration by Municipality, 2024, Ifugao 

B. MARRIAGE REGISTRATION

For the annual registration, the province of Ifugao has acquired a total of 728 registered marriages. Figure 9 shows that the municipality of Lamut recorded the highest on marriage registration with 116 or 15.93% of the total registered marriages. Followed by the municipality of Alfonso Lista with 97 or 13.32% of the total registered marriages. The municipality of Hingyon recorded the lowest with 27 or 3.71% of the total registered marriages for 2024.

The province of Ifugao has accumulated a total of 716 timely registration that were registered within the reglementary period of 30 days taking 98.35% of the total registered marriages. For delayed registration, a total of 12 marriages were registered after the 30-day reglementary period. Figure 10 presents that by registration status, the municipality of Lamut has the highest timely registration for marriage with 111 or 15.25% of the total registered timely marriages.

Figure 10: Marriage Registration by Municipality and Registration Status, 2024, Ifugao

Among the types of ceremonies, wedding rites officiated by the Roman Catholic Church had a total of 180 or 24.73% of the total registered marriages. The civil wedding rites had a total of 344 or 43%. Wedding rites officiated by other religious sectors totaled 199 or 27.34% of the total registered births. There were 3 reconstructed marriages registered under tribal rites.

Table 1 illustrates that for wedding rites officiated by the Roman Catholic Church, the municipality of Tinoc recorded the highest. Whilst the municipality of Lamut totaled the highest for Civil wedding rites and the municipality of Alfonso Lista totaled the highest for wedding rites officiated by other religious sectors. For the reconstructed marriages under tribal rites, the municipality of Banaue has 2 records while the municipality of Mayoyao has recorded 1.

Table 1: Registered Marriages by Type of Ceremony per Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

For the total registered marriages by place type, weddings held at the church recorded a total of 327 or 44.92% of the total registered marriages. Weddings held at the mayor/attorney/judges’ office recorded a total of 304 or 41.76% of the total registered marriages. A total also of 41 were held at other specified places with 5.63%. There were 56 marriages also that occurred at a barangay hall taking 7.69% of the total registered marriages.

Moreover, Table 2 illustrates that the municipality of Alfonso Lista has the highest record for church weddings and the municipality of Lamut has the highest record at the mayor/attorney/judges’ office. For home weddings, the municipality of Asipulo recorded the highest. There were also records of marriages held at other specified places wherein Mayoyao has the highest record.

Table 2: Registered Marriages by Place Type, Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

C. DEATH REGISTRATION

For the annual registration, the province of Ifugao has acquired a total of 844 registered deaths. Figure 11 shows that the municipality of Alfonso Lista recorded the highest on death registration with 168 or 19.91% of the total registered deaths. Followed by the municipality of Lamut with 136 or 16.11% of the total registered deaths. The municipality of Asipulo recorded the lowest with 25 or 2.96% of the total registered deaths for 2024.

Figure 11: Death Registration by Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

By gender disaggregation, a total of 469 or 55.57% registration were male and 375 or 44.43% were female. Figure 12 shows that the municipality of Lamut recorded the highest on both male and female registration.

Figure 12: Death Registration by Sex, Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

Among the total registered deaths by place type, registered deaths that occurred at home recorded the highest with a total of 626 or 74.17% of the total registered deaths. A total of 206 was recorded deaths at medical facilities or 24,41% of the total registered deaths. There were 21 or 2.49% deaths that took place on other specified places.

Figure 12 shows that the municipality of Lamut registered the highest number of deaths that occurred at the hospital of, while the municipality of Alfonso Lista registered the highest number of deaths that happened at home.

Table 3: Death Registration by Place Type, Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

For the registration status, a total of 758 deaths were registered within the 30-day reglementary period, while a total of 90 deaths were registered after the 30-day reglementary period. Figure 13 shows that the municipality of Alfonso Lista has the highest number of timely registered deaths while the municipality of Lamut  has the highest number of late registrations on death. 

Figure 13: Death Registration by Status of Registration, Municipality, 2024, Ifugao

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Vital Statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register.

Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and all such events that have something to do with an individual’s entrance and departure from life together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime. Recording of these events in the civil registration and the resulting documents are called vital records.

Municipal Form No. 102 (Certification of Live Birth) is the prescribed form being used for the declaration of facts and circumstances surrounding the birth of a person for purpose of registration.

Municipal Form No. 103 (Certification of Death) is the prescribed form being used for the declaration of facts and circumstances surrounding the death of a person for purposes of registration.

Municipal Form No. 97 (Certification of Marrizge) is used to record information pertaining to the marriage of the contracting parties. It contains information regarding the groom and the bride. 

Live Birth is a complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached; each product of such a birth is considered live born.

Marriage is contract of permanent union between man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.

Death refers to the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live births has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital function without capability of resuscitation).

Foetal death refers to death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy.

Legitimate refers to a child conceived or born during a valid marriage of parents.

Illegitimate refers to a child conceived and born outside of a valid marriage of parents.

This release contains statistical tables and graphs encompassing the vital event – births, marriages & deaths occurring in the province of Ifugao.

Data on births, deaths and marriages presented in this release were obtained from the Certificate of Live Birth (Municipal Form 102), Certificate of Death (Municipal Form 103) and Certificate of Marriage (Municipal Form No. 97) that were registered at the Office of the Municipal Civil Registrars and forwarded to the Philippine Statistics Authority - Provincial Statistical Office in Ifugao. Information included births, deaths and marriages registered in January to December.

Sgd. 

DELANO C. BOLISLIS, JR.

Chief Statistical Specialist

/CMC