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Philippines SOCIETY
Population: 66,117,284 in July 1990; average population
density 220 persons per square kilometer; annual growth rate 2.5
percent; birth rate 29 per 1,000 (in 1991); death rate 7 per
1,000 (in 1991).
Ethnic Groups: 91.5 percent Christian Malay, almost 5
percent Muslim Malay, close to 1 percent Chinese, and 3 percent
other, mainly upland tribal groups.
Language: Pilipino (based on Tagalog) and English
(official languages). Eleven languages and eighty-seven dialects
indigenous to archipelago.
Religion: In 1989 approximately 82 percent Roman
Catholic, approximately 9 percent associated with Iglesia ni
Kristo and various Protestant denominations, 5 percent Muslim,
remainder Buddhist, Daoist (or Taoist), or other religions.
Education: In 1989 six years of compulsory, free
elementary education provided to approximately 15 million
students, more than 96 percent of age-group. Approximately
290,000 teachers in 34,000 elementary schools. Beginning at age
13, approximately 4 million students, more than 55 percent of
age-group, enrolled in 5,500 secondary schools with approximately
80,000 teachers; 1.6 million enrolled in 1,675 institutions of
higher education with 56,380 instructors. Supervised by
Department of Education, Culture, and Sports. Literacy rate
nearly 90 percent in 1990.
Health: In 1990 life expectancy 69 years for women, 63
years for men; infant mortality rate in 1989 was 51.6 deaths per
1,000 births. Main health hazards: pulmonary, cardiovascular, and
gastrointestinal disorders. Health care system in 1989 adequate
in urban areas, minimal in rural areas; 33,000 health
professionals, including 9,500 physicians, and 1,700 hospitals
with 85,000 beds concentrated in urban areas.
Data as of June 1991
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