Table A44. Leading causes of infant mortality in MIMAROPA, 2009
Causes Prematurity Sepsis/ Sepsis Neonatorum/ Septicemia Pneumonia Stillbirth Congenital Anomaly Diseases of the Hearth Diarrheal Diseases Asphyxia Undetermined/Unknown Sudden Infant Death
No . 117 89 88 61 32 25 23 20 18 9
Rate/1000 LB 2.11 1.61 1.59 1.10 0.58 0.45 0.41 0.36 0.32 0.16
Source: Department of Health IV-B
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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
The maternal mortality ratio in the region showed an increase from 100 in 2006 to 106.4 per 100,000 live births in 2009. The MDG target for maternal mortality rate by year 2015 is 20.75, which at the present rate, the region is unlikely to meet.
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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The crude birth rate of the region showed a slight decrease from 20.64 per 1,000 population in 2006 to 19.96 in 2009. The 2009 figure is not far from the national figure of 21.4. Figure A- 2 Crude Birth Rate, by Province, MIMAROPA
Source: Department of Health IV-B
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