Adolescent mothers lower by 23.8K in 2020
(Photo courtesy ofPopCom/Benjie Espartero) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) on Friday said the number of adolescents who gave birth in 2020 went down by 23,855. In 2019, births by mothers under 19 years old reached 180,915 anddroppedto 157,060 last year. A substantial part of the decrease was in the 15 to 19 age bracket, with the 23,557 mothers constituting 98.7 percent of the decline. The daily birth rate of the 15-19 group was at 425, lower than 2019's 489. Adolescent birth rates were at 31 per 1,000 girls in 2020, significantly lower than the 47 per 1,000 i...
Source: philippinetimes.com