This is a report on death statistics gathered from the monthly submissions of civil registry documents by the Local Civil Registry Offices in the province of Biliran. All data presented herein are preliminary tabulations.

REGISTERED DEATHS

A total of 259 deaths were registered during the 4 th quarter of 2020. The largest proportion (48.3 percent) of death registrations was contributed by Naval with 125 deaths. Meanwhile, Maripipi, recorded the least among the municipalities with 11 registered deaths, which accounted 4.2 percent. 

Of the total death registrations, 251 (96.9 percent) were timely registrations. The municipalities of Cabucgayan and Kawayan had the highest proportion of timely registration at 100.0 percent followed by Naval with 98.4 percent. On the other hand, the municipality of Maripipi had the largest proportion of delayed registration at 18.2 percent.

Among the timely registered deaths in the 4th quarter of 2020, more male deaths (59.8 percent) were recorded than females (40.2 percent). All municipalities followed the same trend except for Biliran and Caibiran, were more female deaths (63.6 & 55.0) than male deaths (36.4 & 45.0) were recorded.

From the preliminary tabulations, most of the timely registered death incidents in the province during the 4th quarter of 2020 happened to older people. Majority (53.1 percent) of the death population in the province were aged over 60 years old.

About 41.0 percent of the timely registered deaths in the entire province during the 4 th quarter of 2020 were unattended by any medical practitioner. The municipality of Biliran reported the highest proportion of unattended deaths at 72.7 percent. 

On the other hand, Naval registered the highest proportion of deaths attended by hospital authority at 61.0 percent.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Vital statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register. 

Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and all such events that have something to do with an individual's entrance and departure from life together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime. Recording of these events in the civil register is known as vital or civil registration and the resulting documents are called vital records. 

Death - refers to the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital function without capability of resuscitation). 

Period when to report the event 

• Death or fetal death shall be reported to Local Health Officer within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of death and the Local Health Officer shall direct or cause the registration to the C/MCR not later than thirty (30) days from date of death.

SGD. RENAVIL V. CUEVA 
Chief Statistical Specialist