Registered deaths in three provinces of Ilocos Region decreased in  1^st Quarter 2021

• Ilocos Region registered a total of 9,533 deaths in 1^st quarter 2021.
• Pangasinan topped the highest number of deaths. Its share was more than half, it is 61 percent (5,787 deaths) of the total registered deaths in the region.
• La Union ranked second with 15 percent (1,407 deaths). 
• Both Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte followed at 12 percent, that is 1,170 deaths and 1,169 deaths, respectively.
• The three provinces of Ilocos region namely, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union, decreased in the number of deaths in the 1^st quarter of 2021.

Males outnumber females in terms of registered deaths

• Males (5,210) outnumbered females (4,323) in terms of registered deaths  in the 1^st quarter of 2021.
• In all provinces, there were more deaths in males than in females.
• Pangasinan had the greatest number of registered male deaths with 3,131.  La Union followed at 796 registered male deaths.   
• Most registered female deaths were also observed in Pangasinan with 2,656 deaths.  La Union followed at 611 female deaths.

Deaths in the region were mostly not medically attended

• There were 4,202 total registered deaths that were attended by medical practitioners.
• Deaths that were not medically attended reached up to 4,719.

Percentage of deaths attended by health professionals highest in La Union

• La Union had the highest percentage of recorded deaths attended by health professionals with 63 percent of the total registered deaths in the province.
• In Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan, health professionals attended to 42 percent and 41 percent of the deaths in their respective provinces.  
• In Ilocos Sur, health professionals attended to 40 percent of the deaths in the province.
• Among provinces, Pangasinan had the greatest number of deaths assisted by health professionals at 2,366 deaths.

There were 117 corpses cremated in Ilocos Region in 1^st Quarter 2021

• Generally, corpses in the region were disposed through burial.  This month, there were 9,332 corpses who were buried.
• Pangasinan had the greatest number of corpses buried while Ilocos Sur had the least number of buried corpses with 5,657 and 1,164, respectively.
• Cremation is another option for corpse disposal.  In the region, there were 117 cremated corpses registered in 1^st Quarter 2021.
• Pangasinan registered 79 cremated corpses while La Union, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur listed 35, 2 and 1 cremated corpses, respectively.

SGD. ATTY. SHEILA O. DE GUZMAN
Officer-in-Charge, RSSO I