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There were 7,155 live births registered in the City of Marikina for the year 2021, recording a decrease of 27.3 percent from the 9,846 live births posted for the year of 2020. Of the total registered live births 3,723 or 52.0 percent were males and 3,432 or 48.0 percent were females. 
Out of 7,155 total registered live births, 6,988 or 97.7 percent were timely and 167 or 2.3 percent were registered late.
Almost All Live Births are attended by Health Professionals In the City of Marikina, 97.7 percent of registered birth deliveries were attended by health professionals (physicians, nurses, and midwives). This figure decreases from the recorded medically attended babies in the year 2020 with 9,506 or 98.3 percent of the total registered live births. (Table 3)
Among the registered live births, 6,938 or 97.0 percent were born at the hospital and 216 or 3.0 percent were at home. (Table 4) Two out of Three Live Births are from Unwed Mothers There were 4,931 or 68.9 percent of the total registered live births in the year of 2021 who were born out of wedlock. This was lower than 6,938 or 70.5 percent from the previous year. Of the total registered live births from year 2021, 2,224 or 31.1 percent are legitimate. This was lower than 2,908 or 29.5 percent of the total registered live births from the previous year. (Table 5) 
Live Birth from Teen Child-bearers in the City of Marikina Decreases In 2021, there were 516 live births or 7.2 percent of the total registered live births who were born by a mother at the age of nineteen (19) years old and below. This was lower than the percentage of the previous year with 981 or 10.0 percent. The highest percentage of Live Births was delivered by a mother at the age group 20 to 29 with 3,584 or 50.1 percent of the total registered live births. This was slightly lower than 2020 record of 5,020 or 51.0 percent which was delivered by a mother with the same age group. (Table 6) 
Fifty Percent of Live Births weighs 2001 to 3000 grams Out of 7,155 total registered live births, 3,577 or 50.0 percent weighs 2001 to 3000 grams live births. Followed by 3001 to 4000 grams with 3,229 live births or 45.1 percent of the total registered live births. (Table 7) 
Month of September take the Lead In 2021, the month September got the highest total registered live births with 696 live births or 9.7 percent, followed by the month of August with 683 live births or 9.5 percent of the total registered live births. (Table 8) 
EXPLANATORY NOTES Introduction Vital statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register. Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and all such events that have something to do with an individual's entrance and departure from life together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime. Recording of these events in the civil register is known as vital or civil registration and the resulting documents are called vital records. Definition of terms and concepts Significant terminologist and descriptions in the foregoing highlights and tables are defined below. Included are some items found in the certificates and summary measure used in describing the facts of events. Live Birth is a complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached; each product of such a birth is considered liveborn. Daily Average refers to the arithmetic mean of birth occurrences per day. Place of Occurrence refers to the place where the vital event took place. Content and Coverage of Publication This report contains statistical tables and the highlights covering one of the vital events - births. (SGD) APOLINAR F. OBLEAChief Statistical Specialist
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