Socio Economic Profile 2010 - Navotas City

3. Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
In 2002, the crude birth rate (CBR), was 16/1000 LB. it leveled off towards the end of 2005. The
trend decreased in 2006, reaching a low rate of 12 in 2008; half lower than the national rate of 23/LB and
stood up to 16per 1,000LB with a total livebirths of 3,974 in 2009.
4. Crude Death Rate (CDR)
The city’s crude death rate of 4.8/1000 population is the same as national rate of 4.8 with total
deaths of 1,197 in 2009. Curiously, the non-communicable diseases like myocardial infarction,
hypertension, and coronary artery diseases have dislodged some of the infectious diseases as main
causes of death.
5. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
This measure of infant mortality rate (IMR), a decline from 17 to 13 deaths between 2002 and
2009. Infant’s deaths have gone down steadily though not steeply during the last decade. Pneumonia with
24 deaths is still the leading cause of mortality.
b. Navotas Hospitalization Program (NHP)
The Navotas Hospitalization Program or NHP, which successfully started in 2005, provides medical
assistance amounting to P5,000.00 as health care subsidy to qualified patients admitted at accredited
government hospitals. In 2007, the City Government of Navotas allotted P10,126,646.00M for the said
program. For 2008, a total of P11M was allotted for the NHP by the City Government. Under the NHP, the
qualified applicants shall automatically be a Philhealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corporation)
cardholder. The card is subject to renewal every year and must be presented for identification and
eligibility verification each time the member or his/her legal dependents avail themselves of the program.
Accredited Government Hospitals
Tondo Medical Center
Metropolitan Hospital
Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital
Year
No. of NHP Beneficiaries
2005 200 Families
2006 2,250 Families
2007 11,550 Families
2008 7,000 Families
2009 24,000 Families
2010 27,000 families
Source: Navotas City Health Office
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