Philippines Demographics Profile 2011

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Population Concerns and

Population Policy


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lack of stable consensus on the policy on

fertility and

Population growth.


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shifting objectives of fertility reduction,

upholding reproductive rights, and promoting maternal health.


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Population Act passed in 1971 which made

family planning part of national

development.


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opposition of the Catholic Church hierarchy

to the policy of reducing population growth

the promotion of artificial family planningmethods.


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fertility,

mortality, and

migration


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Government action in fertility decisions ofcouples can be justified in the followingcontexts:

first in the context of imperfect information butin the absence of externalities,

and then in the context of externalities infertility decision making

A case for government action in the context ofmodifying fertility behavior to affect populationgrowth rate (demographic objective),


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and in the context of simply helping couples

achieve their fertility preferences or

to improve maternal and child health


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(1) orientation towards overall improvement offamily welfare, not just fertility reduction;

(2) respect for the rights of couples to determine

the size of their family and to choose voluntarilythe means which conform to their moralconvictions and religious beliefs;

(3) promotion of family solidarity and

responsibleparenthood; and (4) rejection of abortion as a means of

controlling fertility.


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Population

101,833,938 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female

17,285,040)

15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31,103,967/female31,097,203)

65 years and over: 4.3% (male1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.)


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Population growth rate 1.903% (2011 est.) Birth rate 25.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Infant mortality rate total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


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Philippines Demographics Profile 2011