Philippines Demographics Profile 2011
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Population Concerns and
Population Policy
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lack of stable consensus on the policy on
fertility and
Population growth.
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shifting objectives of fertility reduction,
upholding reproductive rights, and promoting maternal health.
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Population Act passed in 1971 which made
family planning part of national
development.
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opposition of the Catholic Church hierarchy
to the policy of reducing population growth
the promotion of artificial family planningmethods.
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fertility,
mortality, and
migration
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Government action in fertility decisions ofcouples can be justified in the followingcontexts:
first in the context of imperfect information butin the absence of externalities,
and then in the context of externalities infertility decision making
A case for government action in the context ofmodifying fertility behavior to affect populationgrowth rate (demographic objective),
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and in the context of simply helping couples
achieve their fertility preferences or
to improve maternal and child health
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(1) orientation towards overall improvement offamily welfare, not just fertility reduction;
(2) respect for the rights of couples to determine
the size of their family and to choose voluntarilythe means which conform to their moralconvictions and religious beliefs;
(3) promotion of family solidarity and
responsibleparenthood; and (4) rejection of abortion as a means of
controlling fertility.
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Population
101,833,938 (July 2011 est.)
Age structure 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female
17,285,040)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31,103,967/female31,097,203)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate 1.903% (2011 est.) Birth rate 25.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Infant mortality rate total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
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