Birth Statistics

In the first quarter of 2024, Romblon documented a total of 2,391 registered births, indicating an increase of 120 births (5.3%) compared to the 2,271 births reported during the same period in 2023. Similarly, there was an increase of 23.6 percent in the registered births in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the 1,935 births recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The month of March 2024 emerged as the month with the highest number of births in Romblon during the reference period, totaling 982. Following March, February and January reported 763 and 646 registered births, respectively.

In the past 12 months, the month of March 2024 registered the most number of births with 982, while the least number of registered births occurred in April 2023.

Marriage Statistics

During the first quarter of 2024, there was a notable decline of 21.7 percent (75 marriages) in the 271 recorded unions when compared with the 346 registered marriages in the same quarter in 2023. Similarly, there was a decrease of 21.7 percent in the registered marriages in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the 346 registered marriages in the fourth quarter of 2023.

In the past 12 months, the month of December 2023 showed the highest number of marriages, totaling 169, while September 2023 recorded the lowest at 40 registered marriages.

Death Statistics

During the first quarter of 2024 there was a decline in the number of deaths recorded in the province at 563 deaths. This figure showed a decrease of 21 registered deaths or 3.6 percent compared to the figure recorded in same quarter of the previous year, which had 584  deaths. Similarly, as compared to the previous quarter, there was a decrease of 6 or 1.1 percent in the total registered deaths in the province.

In the past 12 months, the month of May 2023 registered the highest number of deaths in the province, with a total 0f 226. It was followed by January 2024 and November 2023 with 217 and 207 registered deaths, respectively. Meanwhile, September 2023 registered the lowest number of deaths as 160.

Table 1.  Number of Vital Events Registered in Romblon: First Quarter 2024, Fourth Quarter 2023 and First Quarter 2023    
                                 (Preliminary Results)

Explanatory Note

The data on the number of births, marriages, and deaths presented in this quarterly special release were obtained from the vital events registered, either timely or belatedly at the Office of the City/Municipal Civil Registrar throughout the province of Romblon and subsequently submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General through the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Romblon Provincial Statistical Office (PSO).  The information presented includes the vital events that occurred in the 1st Quarter 2023, 4th Quarter of 2023, and 1st Quarter 2024 based on the data files received by the PSA – Civil Registration Services (CRS) and has undergone initial processing in the provincial office. The figures presented herein are still preliminary and may differ from the final official count.

(SGD) JOHNNY F. SOLIS    
Chief Statistical Specialist    
Romblon Provincial Statistical Office

Technical Notes

Live births shall be reported for registration to C/MCR not later than thirty (30) days from the date of birth.

Death or fetal death shall be reported to LHO within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of death and the LHO shall direct or cause the registration to the C/MCR not later than thirty (30) days from date of death.

Marriages that require the issuance of marriages license shall be reported to C/MCR for registration not later than fifteen (15) days from date of marriage. However, marriages that do not require a license such as marriage at the point of death (Article 27); marriages in remote places (Article 28); marriages between members of ethnic cultural community (Article 33); and marriages between men and women who have lived together for at least five (5) years (Article 34), shall be reported not later than thirty (30) day after date of marriage.

Any report made to the LCROs beyond the reglementary period are considered late and can be entered only in the civil register after the informant complies with the requirements for delayed registration.    
 

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breaths or shows any other evidence of life.

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

Death is the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place.