6 in 10 children are illegitimate in Aklan
Six out of 10 children were born illegitimate in Aklan in 2016 based on the record of Philippine Statistics Authority.
Of the 13, 943 registered births in 2016, 8, 502 children or 61 percent were born to parents out of wedlock, while 5, 441 or 40 percent were legitimate children.
The Municipality of Buruanga has the highest percentage of illegitimate children with 76 percent. The status increased by more than half from 261 in 2015 to 393 in 2016.
Other municipalities with highest proportions of illegitimate children are Malay, Madalag, Batan with 69 percent, respectively.
In contrast, legitimate births are higher in Malinao with 50 percent (157 are legitimate out of 315 babies), followed by Makato with 48 percent (133 out of 277), and Kalibo with 44 percent (2, 681 out of 6, 068).
Meanwhile, most mothers in Aklan gave birth at the age of 20-24 comprising of 26 percent or 3, 683, followed by mothers aged 25-29 years old with 3, 391 or 25 percent, and aged 30-34 with 2, 513 or 18 percent.
About 1, 427 live births were born to mothers with age 19 years old and below, which means that one for every ten births were mothered by teen-agers in 2016.
According to PSO Antonet B. Catubuan data on birth were generated from copies of birth certificates submitted to PSA by 17 local civil registry offices in Aklan every end of the month.
Six out of 10 children were born illegitimate in Aklan in 2016 based on the record of Philippine Statistics Authority.
Of the 13, 943 registered births in 2016, 8, 502 children or 61 percent were born to parents out of wedlock, while 5, 441 or 40 percent were legitimate children.
The Municipality of Buruanga has the highest percentage of illegitimate children with 76 percent. The status increased by more than half from 261 in 2015 to 393 in 2016.
Other municipalities with highest proportions of illegitimate children are Malay, Madalag, Batan with 69 percent, respectively.
In contrast, legitimate births are higher in Malinao with 50 percent (157 are legitimate out of 315 babies), followed by Makato with 48 percent (133 out of 277), and Kalibo with 44 percent (2, 681 out of 6, 068).
Meanwhile, most mothers in Aklan gave birth at the age of 20-24 comprising of 26 percent or 3, 683, followed by mothers aged 25-29 years old with 3, 391 or 25 percent, and aged 30-34 with 2, 513 or 18 percent.
About 1, 427 live births were born to mothers with age 19 years old and below, which means that one for every ten births were mothered by teen-agers in 2016.
According to PSO Antonet B. Catubuan data on birth were generated from copies of birth certificates submitted to PSA by 17 local civil registry offices in Aklan every end of the month.