Of the total births (1,700,618) in the country, 657,275 or 38.6 percent was accounted for by three regions in Luzon. On top of the list was the CALABARZON with 248,401 (14.6%) followed by National Capital Region and Central Luzon with 217,480 (12.8%) and 191,394 (11.3%), respectively. The rest of the regions in the country contributed less than ten percent each to the total number of births in 2017.