AMIHANAN APRIL 2024

The headline inflation of Davao del Norte decreased by 0.1 percentage point in April 2024 (4.1%) compared to its inflation rate in the same month last year, which was recorded at 4.2 percent. The current inflation rate (4.1%) of the province is higher compared to the headline inflation of the Philippines with 3.8 percent but lower compared to the Davao Region which was recorded at 5.1 percent.

The inflation in Davao del Norte for bottom 30% income households decreased by 1.9 percentage points in April 2024 (3.6%) compared to its inflation rate in the same month last year, which was recorded at 5.5 percent. The current inflation rate (3.6%) in the province is lower compared to the inflation in the Philippines and Davao Region, which stood at 5.2 percent and 5.5 percent.

In 2022, a total of 5,629 marriages were registered in Davao del Norte, marking a 0.3% decrease from the total registered marriages of 5,644 in 2021.

In 2022, a total of 17,223 live births were registered in Davao del Norte. This equates to a 2.5% increase in the registered live births in the province from the total number in 2021 of 16,811.

In 2022, a total of 8,284 deaths were registered in Davao del Norte, a decrease of 21.5 percent from 10,551 in 2021. This corresponds to an average of 23 deaths per day, which translates to about 1 death per hour.

AMIHANAN February 2024 Issue

Livestock Inventory in Davao del Norte as of January 1, 2023 is reported at 199,418 heads. This denotes a 0.95 percent decline in inventory from the total heads of 201,305 in the year 2022.