Raphics Courtesy Of Popcom Facebook Manila The Commission On Population And Development Projected An Increased Birth Rate When Covid 19 Pandemic Started As More Families Stayed Home Access To Family Planning Methods Is Limited Instead News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

(Graphics courtesy of PopCom Facebook) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) projected an increased birth rate when the Covid-19 pandemic started as more families stayed home and access to family planning methods is limited. Instead, there was a significant drop in the number of births in 2020, with just 1,516,042 million registered the lowest since 1986, which recorded 1,493,995 births. Based on a preliminary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority as of June 2021, the total is also lower than 2019's 1.675 million. The country likewisse saw the lowest number of marriages in the last 20 years in 2020, as 240,183 couples wed last year, or 44 percent fewer than the 431,972 who tied the knot in 2019. Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio Perez III attributed the birthrate decline to the combined impacts of fewer marriages, women delaying pregnancies during the pandemic, and the increase in women using modern family planning methods ....

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