Table 1 Trends in demographic, infant and young child feeding, and maternal, neonatal and child health indicators in the Philippines, 1967–2017

Demographic

Population (millions)^a

32.8

37.9

43.6

50.0

57.3

66.6

74.7

83.1

90.9

98.9

105.2

GNI per capita (constant 2010 US$)^a

1240

1343

1612

1724

1407

1521

1845

1926

2298

2787

3369

Urban population (%)^a

32.1

34.0

36.3

39.3

44.2

46.7

46.3

45.9

45.5

45.9

46.7

Female labor force participation (% aged 15+)^a

–

–

–

–

48.3

47.8

49.3

46.9

46.9

48.3

44.9

Birth rate (per 1000 people)^a

40.6

38.5

37.4

35.9

34.2

31.8

30.1

28.4

25.8

23.6

21.0

Infant and young child feeding

Median breastfeeding duration (months)

14.5^c

13.7^c

12.9^c

12.1^c

12.5^d

14.1^e

12.8^e

14.1^e

14.3^e

16.7^e

19.8^e

Breastfeeding initiation (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

35.6

34.5

46.1

48.3

49.7

56.9

Ever breastfed (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

88.1

89.1

86.8

89.6

93.7

93.2

Exclusive breastfeeding 0–5 months (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

28.9

37.5

34

33

24.7^f

29.0^f

Continued breastfeeding 20–23 months (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

24.3

29.5

32.3

34.4

40.9

52.3

Percentage of baby friendly health facilities^g

–

–

–

–

–

–

83

–

–

–

5

Maternal, neonatal and child health

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 births)^b

–

25.5

25.2

24.0

21.4

17.8

16.5

16.0

15.2

14.6

13.9

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 births)^b

57.5

54.7

54.1

51.7

45.9

34.9

29.8

27.3

25.4

24

22.7

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1000 births)^b

87.6

82.7

81.7

77.4

67.1

47.8

39.4

35.6

32.6

30.6

28.7

Number of under-5 child deaths (thousands)^b

–

117.1

128.9

135.0

128.1

99.3

87.3

83.1

76.4

71.3

64.1

Birth deliveries in a health facility (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

28

34

38

44

61

78

Pregnancy attended at least once by SHP (%)^b

–

–

–

–

–

83

86

86

88

91

95