The year-on-year regional inflation of Davao Region rose to 4.9 percent in July 2021. The current inflation is significantly higher as compared to the same month of the previous year at 1.2 percent. This is the highest inflation recorded in the region since December 2018. On the other hand, the purchasing power of the peso (PPP) which measures the real value of the peso in a given period relative to a chosen reference period remained at 78 centavos (see Table 1). Read more about Davao Region’s Inflation boosts to 4.9% in July 2021.

 

An average of 89 deaths daily in Davao Region. Reported deaths in Davao Region in 2019 reached 32,384, an increase of 8.4 percent than the previous year’s 29,870 deaths. This is equivalent to a crude death rate (CDR) of 6.2 or about six (6) persons per thousand population. An average of 89 persons died daily in 2019, which translates to 4 deaths per hour. The number of deaths in Davao Region from 2010 to 2019 showed an increasing trend except in the years 2013 and 2014. The increase during the ten-year period is 36.6 percent, from 23,711 in 2010 to 32,384 in 2019 (Figure 1 and Table 1). One in three deaths recorded in City of Davao. Among the provinces and Highly Urbanized City (HUC) in Davao Region, City of Davao had the highest number of deaths in 2019, with 11,146 (34.4% of region’s total deaths), followed by Davao del Norte with 7,110 (22.0%) and Davao de Oro with 4,583 (14.2%). Read more about Special Release No - Registered Deaths in Davao Region: 2019.

 

Increasing number of Marriages. The number of marriages in Davao Region showed a decreasing trend from 2009 to 2016. It is interesting to note that from 2016 to 2018, the number of marriages in the region was on an increasing trend. From 2018 to 2019, it decreased by 5.9 percent (Table 1 and Figure 1). In 2019, Davao Region recorded a total of 21,901 registered marriages. Most number of couples married in December. Most number of marriages in 2019 occurred in December with 2,384 (10.6% of the total marriages in the region). It was followed by the months of February and June with 10.5 percent and 10.0 percent, respectively (Table 2). Read more about Special Release - Registered Marriages in Davao Region: 2019.