A total of 36,788 deaths in Ilocos Region were registered in 2019. The figure indicated an increase of 4.6 percent death occurrences from the 2018 figure of 35,181.

The province of Pangasinan ranked first in terms of the number of registered deaths in 2019, with a total of 21,066 or 57.3 percent share of the total registered deaths in the region. La Union placed second with 6,065 registered deaths (16.5 percent), followed by Ilocos Sur with 4,941 (13.4 percent) and Ilocos Norte with 4,716 (12.8 percent).

A year ago, Pangasinan recorded 20,373 deaths or 57.9 percent of the total registered deaths in the region. La Union registered 5,546 (15.8 percent), Ilocos Sur with 4,653 (13.2 percent) and Ilocos Norte with 4,609 (13.1 percent).

TABLE 1. Number and Percent Distribution of Registered Deaths by Province Ilocos Region: 2018 and 2019

La Union reported the highest percent increase at 9.4 percent, followed by Ilocos Sur with 6.2 percent, Pangasinan with 3.4 percent and Ilocos Norte with 2.3 percent increase

FIGURE 1. Top Ten City/Municipalities with the Highest Number of Registered Deaths Ilocos Region: 2019

In 2019, Dagupan City recorded 4,248 deaths or 11.5 percent of the total registered deaths in the region. It was followed by City of San Fernando with 2,815 registered deaths (7.7 percent), San Carlos City with 2,332 (6.3 percent), City of Batac with 1,487 (4.0 percent) and City of Urdaneta with 1,135 (3.1 percent).

On the other hand, the municipalities of Carasi, Adams, Dumalneg, Sigay, Sugpon, Nagbukel and Gregorio Del Pilar had the least number in terms of the number of registered deaths: Carasi with seven registered deaths; Adams with eight deaths, Dumalneg with 10 deaths, Sigay with 12 deaths, Sugpon with 18 deaths, Nagbukel and Gregorio Del Pilar with 21 death occurrences each.

FIGURE 2. Daily Average Number of Registered Deaths by Month Ilocos Region: 2018 and 2019

On the average, there was a daily occurrence of 101 deaths in 2019, which was higher than the daily average number of registered deaths in 2018. Mortality was at its peak in the month of January with total registered deaths of 3,752 in 2019. The number of deaths in the month of January 2019 translates to an average of 121 death occurrences per day followed by October with 114 deaths per day, September and April with daily average of 104 death occurrences each. The least number of registered deaths was recorded in June with 2,702.

TABLE 2. Number and Daily Average of Registered Deaths by Month Ilocos Region: 2018 and 2019

In 2018, the highest number of registered deaths was in the month of August with 3,355 death occurrences, followed by the month of January with 3,307 and April with 3,177. The smallest number of registered deaths were recorded in March with 2,559 deaths, followed by December with 2,647 deaths. August has the highest daily average of 108 death occurrences followed by January with a daily average of 107 death occurrences.

TABLE 3. Number of Registered Deaths by Sex and by Province Ilocos Region: 2019

There were more death occurrences among males (20,550) than females (16,238) in Ilocos Region in 2019. The computed sex ratio during the year was 127 which means that 127 male deaths for every 100 female deaths. Ilocos Norte posted the highest sex ratio with 130, Pangasinan ranked second with 127 and followed by La Union with 126. The lowest computed sex ratio of 121 male deaths per 100 female deaths was noted in Ilocos Sur.

FIGURE 3. Number of Registered Deaths by Type of Attendance Ilocos Region: 2019

Out of the 36,788 registered deaths in 2019, more than half (52.6 percent or 19,349 registered deaths) were attended by medical authorities. The remaining 47.4 percent or 17,439 registered deaths did not get medical attendance. La Union recorded the highest percentage of deaths attended by medical authorities with 66.3 percent of the total registered deaths in the province followed by Ilocos Norte with 57.4 percent and Pangasinan with 51.3 percent and Ilocos Sur with 36.7 percent.

TABLE 6. Number of Registered Deaths and Crude Death Rate Ilocos Region: 2019

The Crude Death Rate (CDR) in Ilocos Region in 2019 was computed at 7.0 percent or seven deaths per 1,000 persons in the region. Across the provinces, Ilocos Norte posted the highest CDR with 7.7 percent followed by La Union with 7.4 percent and Ilocos Sur with 6.9 percent. The province of Pangasinan had the lowest CDR at 6.8 percent.

SGD. ATTY. SHEILA O. DE GUZMAN
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge