Death Statistics

In 2023, Romblon registered a total of 2,165 deaths, indicating an increase of 55 deaths (2.6%) compared to the 2,110 deaths reported during 2022.

The municipality of Odiongan registered the highest number of deaths with 612 or 28.3 percent of the total deaths registered in the province during the year. This means that about three in every ten deaths registered in the province occurred in the municipality of Odiongan. It was followed by the municipality of Romblon and Cajidiocan with 265 and 226 registered deaths, respectively.

Meanwhile, the municipality of Ferrol and Concepcion have the least number of registered deaths with 29 and 30 deaths, respectively.

About 3 in every hundred deaths were infant deaths

Table 1 shows that out of the 2,165 registered deaths in the province, 62 or 2.9 percent were infant deaths while 6 or 0.3 percent were maternal deaths.

Maternal death refers to the death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days after delivery or termination of pregnancy, regardless of the duration or site of the pregnancy. It is caused by pregnancy-related complications, childbirth, or their management, but not due to accidental or incidental causes. Meanwhile, infant deaths refers to the death of a baby before reaching one year of age.

Table 1. Number of Registered Total Deaths, Maternal Deaths, and Infant Deaths by Place of Occurrence, Romblon: 2023

Most deaths registered in January

In Table 2, the month of January 2023 emerged as the month with the highest number of deaths in Romblon during the reference period, totaling 213 or 9.8 percent. It was followed by March and November with  212 and 205 registered deaths, respectively.

Meanwhile, the least number of registered deaths happened in July 2023 with 153 and February 2023 with 160.

Table 2. Registered Deaths by Month and Place of Occurrence: Romblon, 2023

One in every one hundred deaths are registered late

Of the total 2,165 deaths registered in the province in 2023, a total of 24 deaths or 1.1 percent were registered late at the office of the local civil registrar where the death occured. A particular death is considered late or delayed registered if it was registered outside the reglementary period of 30 days upon occurrence of the event.

Calatrava showed highest rate of increase in total registered deaths

Table 3 shows the comparison of the total registered deaths by municipality in the province of Romblon for the year 2022-2023.

Notably, total deaths in the municipality of Calatrava increased by 21.7 percent compared to the previous year. It was followed by the municipalities of Odiongan with 15.3 percent and Cajidiocan with 13.6 percent. Meanwhile, the number of registered deaths in the municipalities of Magdiwang, San Agustin and San Jose did not change compared to the previous year.

On the other hand, the municipalities of Alcantara, Banton, Ferrol, Looc, Romblon, Santa Fe and Santa Maria showed decreased number of registered deaths in 2023.

Table 3. Comparison of Total Deaths by Municipality, Romblon: 2022-2023

(SGD) ENGR. JOHNNY F. SOLIS 
Chief Statistical Specialist 

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 2022 and  2023 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.

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.