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Teenage Pregnancy Statistical Data

And it’s Cause

Almich Angel Panila

Giselle Paelma
Charlse Pacleb

ABM12
 Teenage pregnancy is a situation which involves female adolescents. A teenage female is a
female between 13 to 19 in age. But sometimes preteens (people under 13) can become pregnant as
well. The fact that teenagers become pregnant is related to many factors. These are related to the
specific situation of the teenager, and the group that she interacts with. The rates of teenage pregnancy
vary from country to country and are related to differences of sexual activities, the general sex education
being provided and contraceptives being available.
The issue of teenage pregnancy is widespread in various parts of the country. It is global problem
but occur most often in poorer and marginalized communities. Many girls face considerable pressure
to marry early and become mothers while they are still a child.
WHAT CAUSES TEENAGE PREGNANCY?
 Lack of information about sexual and reproductive health and rights
 Inadequate access to services tailored to young people
 Family, community and social pressure to marry
 Sexual violence
 Child, early and forced marriage, which can be both a cause and a consequence
 Lack of education or dropping out of school

OTHER FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

Approximately 90% of births to girls aged 15-19 in developing countries occur within early
marriage where there is often an imbalance of power, no access to contraception and pressure on girls
to prove their fertility.

Factors such as parental income and the extent of a girl’s education also contribute. Girls who
have received minimal education are 5 times more likely to become a mother than those with higher
levels of education. Pregnant girls often drop out of school, limiting opportunities for future employment
and perpetuating the cycle of poverty. In many cases, girls perceive pregnancy to be a better option
than continuing their education.
National Statistics Office showed the data status of Early pregnancy from 2000-2010

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
15-19 125,270 126,027 122,242 123,036 134,384 143,142 153,353 172,269 185,411 194,549 206,574
15 below 775 694 762 829 1,045 811 766 1,013 1,116 1,113 1,324

Table 1: Early pregnancy Data: 2000-2010

According to GMA News Online from the National Statistics Office showed that the number of
live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose by more than 60 percent for past 20 years. From
2000 to 2010
NSO data also revealed that the number of teenage mothers who gave birth to their second
(and third, fourth, and even their fifth) baby during their teenage years likewise increased in the last
10 years, according to data presented at a press conference in Quezon City on Monday by Carmelita
Ericta, administrator and civil registrar general of the National Statistics Office.
A total of 207,898 mothers aged below 20 years old gave birth in 2010. In 2000, however, this
number was only 126,025, NSO said.
This rise in statistics is also reflected in the 2011 annual report of the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines, which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up
by 70 percent from 114,205 in 1999 to 195,662 in 2009.
Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers
at an early age. This is a global trend, but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region, the
Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the
rate is increasing, data from the National Youth Commission showed.
 Year All ages Below 20 Years Old

Total Under 15 15-19

2000 1,766,440 126,025 775 125,270

2001 1,714,093 126,721 694 126,027

2002 1,666,773 123,004 762 122,242

2003 1,669,442 123,865 829 123,036

2004 1,710,994 135,429 1,045 134,384

2005 1,688,918 143,953 811 143,142

2006 1,663,029 154,119 766 153,353

2007 1,749,878 173,282 1,013 172,269

2008 1,784,316 186,527 1,116 185,411

2009 1,745,585 195,662 1,113 194,549

2010 1,782,981 207,898 1,324 206,574

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data of Early Pregnancy, Region XII:

2011-2014

According to the Regional Development Council (RDC) XII conducted on May 31, 2017.
Based on the 2011-2014 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, around 12% of the total births in
the Philippines, were born by mothers 10-19 years old and the remaining 88% by mothers 20-49 years
old. The data also showed that about one in every ten women of child-bearing age was a teenager.
Further, teenage pregnancy among 17 to 19 year old, had higher prevalence compared to the 10 to 16
age bracket.
In 2012 to 2013, Region XII teenage pregnancy decreased in number by 141 and 190, respectively.
However, between 2013 and 2014, the prevalence increased by 340 cases or 7.46 percent.
 100000

80000

60000
2014
40000 2013
2012
20000
2011
0
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

2011 2012 2013 2014

The increasing prevalence of teenage pregnancy is one of the challenges faced by the region
that impacts on demographic transition needed to achieve a sustained economic growth resulting
from a decrease in the non-working persons in the total population
Teenage pregnancy in the country is highest in three of Mindanao’s six regions. Davao region
recorded the highest teenage pregnancy rate nationwide at 17.9%, Northern Mindanao at 14.7% and
Region 12 or what is also referred to as Southwestern Mindanao or Soccsksargen at 14.5%
compared with the national average of 8.6%, the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey
(NDHS) showed.
At least 16% of the teenage women who have begun childbearing have had live birth and 2%
were pregnant with first child at the time of the survey.
Ages 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total 1,742,694 1,786,104 1,757,881 1,745,083

10 15 43 50 43
11 31 20 28 39
12 43 69 48 60
13 152 188 187 199
14 1,140 1,293 1,316 1,536
15 5,275 5,669 6,352 6,404
16 16,182 17,553 18,260 19,128
17 35,296 37,392 38,132 38,683
18 62,535 62,927 62,736 62,338
19 82,984 84,120 82,473 81,442
20-49 1,539,041 1,576,830 1,548,299 1,535,211
Table 2: Number of Births by Age of Mother, Philippines: 2011-2014
One in Ten Young Filipino Women Age 15 to 19 Is Already A Mother or Pregnant With First
Child (Final Results from the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey)

Table 3. Early pregnancy and motherhood

Percentage of women age 15-24 who have had a live birth or who are pregnant with
their first child, and percentage who have begun childbearing, by background
characteristics, Philippines 2013
Percentage who: Percentage Number of
Background Have had a Are who woman
characteristi live birth pregnant have begun
c with first childbearing
child
Age
15 0.2 0.1 0.5 925
16 2.6 1.1 3.7 965
17 3.6 1.2 4.9 1 168
18 9.1 3.6 12.8 944
19 20.8 1.4 22.4 895
Residence
Urban 5.9 00.9 6.8 2 276
Rural 7.9 1.9 10.1 2 621
Region
National Capital 4.6 1.0 5.6 806
Region
Cordillera Admin 2.8 0.7 3.5 98
Region
I - Ilocos Region 9.8 3.4 13.2 302
II - Cagayan Valley 5.4 2.3 7.8 160
III - Central Luzon 7.5 1.2 8.9 485
IVA - CALABARZON 7.1 2.1 9.2 576
IVB - MIMAROPA 7.8 1.4 10.3 131
V - Bicol 4.0 0.4 4.4 384
VI - Western 4.9 0.5 5.3 326
Visayas
VII - Central Visayas 6.3 1.1 7.4 339
VIII - Eastern 5.1 1.6 6.9 227
Visayas
IX – Zamboanga 6.8 0.6 7.5 143
Peninsula
X - Northern 11.6 1.6 14.7 181
Mindanao
XI - Davao 15.9 2.1 17.9 233
XII - 11.8 2.4 14.5 198
SOCCSKSARGEN
XIII - Caraga 5.7 2..5 8.2 137
ARMM 6.8 1.7 8.5 174
 One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing: 8 percent are already
mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child according to the results of the 2013
Table 4. Early pregnancy and motherhood
Percentage of women age 15-19 who have had a live birth or who are pregnant with
their first child, and percentage who have begun childbearing, by background
characteristics, Philippines 2013
Percentage who: Percentage who
Background Have had a live Are pregnant have begun
characteristic birth with first child childbearing
Age
15 1.0 0.6 1.6
16 2.6 2.4 5.0
17 6.7 2.3 9.0
18 13.1 3.9 17.0
19 18.3 3.8 22.1
Residence
Urban 22.2 2.6 24.9
Rural 25.8 3.4 29.2
Region
National Capital Region 21.9 2.4 24.3
Cordillera Admin Region 24.6 3.9 28.5
I - Ilocos Region 27.7 2.4 30.1
II - Cagayan Valley 30.6 5.9 36.5
III - Central Luzon 22.3 3.6 25.9
IVA - CALABARZON 22.7 1.5 24.2
IVB - MIMAROPA 24.2 3.9 28.1
V - Bicol 23.5 3.1 26.6
VI - Western Visayas 24.3 2.3 26.6
VII - Central Visayas 22.9 1.8 24.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 20.9 3.9 24.8
IX – Zamboanga 21.6 4.9 26.4
Peninsula
X - Northern Mindanao 26.3 2.6 28.9
XI - Davao 26.2 4.0 30.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 25.6 3.9 29.5
XIII - Caraga 32.8 4.8 37.6
ARMM 22.3 2.1 24.4

National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).

Three Mindanao regions have highest teenage pregnancies in the country

According to Colina (2018), Teenage pregnancy in the country is highest in three of

Mindanao’s six regions.
 Davao region recorded the highest teenage pregnancy rate nationwide at 17.9%, Northern
Mindanao at 14.7% and Region 12 or what is also referred to as Southwestern Mindanao or
Soccsksargen at 14.5% compared with the national average of 8.6%, the 2017 National Demographic
and Health Survey (NDHS) showed.

The result of the survey, administered on women aged 15 to 19 years old who have had given
birth or were pregnant with their first child, was released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
regional office here on Saturday.
The number of teenage pregnancies in the five-province, six-city Davao region is almost
double the national average.
At least 16% of the teenage women who have begun childbearing have had live birth and 2%
were pregnant with first child at the time of the survey.
Davao region comprises the provinces of Davao Del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur,
Davao Occidental and Compostela Valley and the cities of Davao, Digos, Panabo, Samal, Tagum
and Mati.
The survey noted that two other Mindanao provinces — Northern Mindanao (14.7%) and
Region 12 Soccsksargen (14.5%) placed second and third highest, respectively.
Northern Mindanao comprises the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis
Oriental and Misamis Occidental and the cities of Malaybalay, Valencia, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan,
Tangub, Oroquieta and Ozamiz.
Region 12 comprises South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and the
cities of Koronadal, General Santos, Kidapawan, Tacurong and Cotabato.
While the three Mindanao regions post the highest in teenage pregnancy, the three other
regions recorded lower than the national average: 7.5% in Zamboanga Peninsula, 8.2% in Caraga,
and 8.5% in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Nationwide, the Cordillera Administrative Region posted the lowest at 3.5%.
Of the 25,074 women surveyed for the NDHS, at least 5,120 were teenagers from 15 to 19
years old.
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