KALIBO, Aklan – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has noted a decline in the number of deaths in the province in 2018.
PSA data showed a 2-percent decrease in the number of death last year with 3,981 recorded cases, 75 cases lower compared to 4,056 in 2017.
The biggest decline was recorded in Banga with 21 percent, from 198 in 2017 to 157 in 2018.
It was followed by Malay with 12 percent, from 204 in 2017 to 179 in 2018; and Batan with 11 percent, from 183 in 2017 to 162 in 2018.
Among the 17 municipalities, this capital town recorded the highest number of deaths with 1,786 or 44 percent; Ibajay with 310, or 8 percent; and New Washington with 182, or 5 percent.
On the average, a total of 11 persons died daily in Aklan last year.
Most deaths took place in January with 406, translating to a daily average of 13 death occurrences.
Most of those who died last year reside in Kalibo with 610, comprising about 15 percent of the total deaths; followed by Ibajay, with 368, or 9.3 percent and New Washington, with 316 or 8 percent; and Banga with 273, or 7 percent.
PSA-Aklan data on death were from the certificates of death submitted to local civil registry offices in the province. (With a report from PSA/PN)
