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PMC in Philippines

PMC began working in the Philippines in the early 2000s. The Philippines consist of 7,107 islands east of the Vietnam coast and has an annual population growth rate is 1.84 percent, which means the population is projected to double in 38 years.

PMC broadcast a radio serial drama, Sa Pagiskat Ng Araw (“The Hope After the Dawn”), in the Philippines, as well as conducting a PMC Workshop for a variety of organizations to equip them with information about an effective form of behavior change communications for addressing health and human rights issues. The workshops were successful and during the broadcast of Sa Pagiskat Ng Araw health centers saw a 70 percent increase in patients seeking services.

Patients seeking services from health centers increased by 70% during the broadcast of Population Media Center's drama Sa Pagiskat Ng Araw.

Population Size

105,720,644 (July 2013)

1.81%
Growth Rate

Projected Population Growth

Background

22%

The Philippines has a 22% unmet need for family planning, which would double the contraception rate among married women.

(National Statistics Office of the Philippines)

  • Growth Rate Compared to World: 67th (CIA, 2014)
  • Total Fertility Rate: 3.06 children/woman (CIA, 2014)
  • Birth By Age 18: 7.1% (UNICEF Adolescents Indicators, 2008-2012)
  • Contraceptive Prevalence Rate: 48.9% (CIA, 2011)
  • HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate: Less than 0.1% (2009)
  • HIV/AIDS Compared to World: 155th
  • Population Below International Line: 18.4% (UNICEF Economic Indicators, 2007-2011)

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PMC broadcast a radio serial drama in the Philippines, as well as conducting a PMC Workshop for a variety of organizations.

About Philippines

The Philippine islands combine to be approximately the geographic size of Germany with a population of 105.7 million people. The Unmet need for family planning the Philippines is 22 percent, which means that if the need for family planning services in the Philippines was met, the contraceptive prevalence among married women would be approximately 69 percent (double the current rate). Pregnancy in the Philippines is far more dangerous than in the developed world. In the Philippines, women have a one in 320 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes. In the developed world the ratio is one in 1,800.

Domestic violence is one of the challenges in the Philippines. One in four women has experienced physical or sexual violence after the age of 15. Twenty-nine percent of women who have ever been married have experienced some form of violence from her husband or partner.

Current World Population

7,254,883,990

Net Growth During Your Visit

12,783