2015 Caraga MDG Final Report

The Caraga Region

Millennium Development Goals

2015 Final Report

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Poverty Incidence Among Families (%) 2003 - 2012, 1st semester 2015 Target: 18.8% Accomplishment: 35.3%

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Caraga

2003 37.6

2006 41.7

2009 46

2012 31.9

2015 35.3

Agusan del Norte

23.8

38.7

37.3

27.7

31.2

Agusa del Sur

48.5

46.1

53.8

37.3

44.7

Surigao del Norte

42.3

43.7

48.9

33.8

33.2

Surigao del Sur

35.8

38.0

44.1

28.3

32.8

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority-Caraga

With a Poverty Incidence of 35.3 percent in 2015, the region failed to achieve the MDG target of 18.8 percent

Incidence (%)

8% of children aged 0-5 years old suffer from malnutrition in 2015 This was a drop of 26 percentage points from 2001’s malnutrition rate of 34.1%

Based on its MDG commitment, the region achieved its target to reduce malnutrition among 0-5 years old as early as 2010 Source: Department of Health-Caraga

Indicator

2003

2015 (1st sem.)

Subsistence Incidence Among Population

21.7

21.6

Poverty Among Population

44.7

43.9

Subsistence Incidence Among Families

16.6

15.6

Poverty Among Families

37.6

35.3

Caraga is fourth poorest region in the country Poverty incidence among families was much higher than the 2012 figure. Among the provinces in the region, only Surigao del Norte exhibited a decrease in poverty incidence among families while Agusan del Sur has the highest. Agusan del Sur was included in the Top 10 Poor Provinces in the country in first semester 2015.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority-Caraga

Goal 2 : Achieve universal primary education Elementary Participation Rate (%) 2000 - 2015 School Year 95.9

2015-2016 2014-2015

93.07

2013-2014

93.4 97.16

2011-2012 83.84

2010-2011

76.92

2009-2010

2000

2015

Participation Rate

89.46

95.90

Cohort Survival Rate

55.11

86.86

Completion Rate

63.79

86.36

Indicator

75.89

2008-2009

Even with the improved performance from 2000 to 2015, the region still failed to achieve its targets in all the three indicators.

76.84

2007-2008

77.77

2006-2007 2005-2006

74.8

2004-2005

75.07 78.15

2003-2004

86.42

2002-2003

Source: Department of Education-Caraga

93.84

2001-2002 2000-2001

89.46

1999-2000

89.6 0

20

40

60

80

100

Source: Department of Education-Caraga

+6 more children for every 100 were in school in 2015 than in 2000

+32 more children for every 100 stayed in school from Grade 1 to Grade 6 in 2015 than in 2000

+16 more children for every 100 completed elementary school in 2015 than in 2000

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Elementary Cohort Survival Rate 2000 - 2015

Elementary Completion Rate 2000 - 2015

Source: Department of Education-Caraga

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Functional Literacy Rate (%) 2003, 2008, and 2013 100 81

80

84.6

85.7

91.9

89.8

90.4

Participation Rate (%)

93.6

Indicator

81.8

77.3

SY 2000-2001 SY 2015-2016

Elementary Level

60 40

Male

86.78

95.86

Female

93.27

95.94

Male

50.54

61.27

Female

57.23

72.73

Secondary Level

20 0 2003

2008 Both Sexes

Male

2013 Female

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority-Caraga

The region failed to achieve its target of 100% elementary and secondary participation rates.

Source: Department of Education-Caraga

There is a wide disparity between males and females in terms of literacy

9 more females for every 100 were functionally literate in 2013 than in 2003

9 out of 10 persons were literate in 2013 which was a little higher than the 2003 figure

13 more males for every 100 were functionally literate in 2013 than in 2003

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality

Infant and Under-Five Deaths 2000 - 2015

Leading Causes of Infant Deaths (per 1,000 live births)

2.82 pneumonia 0.75 sepsis 0.63 diarrhea

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

Maternal education

+

Technological and other advances

55% drop in infant mortality from 2000 to 2015 6 fewer infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015 than in 2000 Source: Department of Health, Caraga Region

+

Income growth

=

Decline in child deaths

68% drop in deaths of children under the age of 5 20 fewer under five children deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015 than in 2000

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Trends in Maternal Deaths and Deliveries by Attendance 2000-2015 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Health Professional 50.3 50.1 49.8 50.4 49.5 54 58 63.3 69 73.3 77 84 84 85 90 TBAs and others 49.7 49.9 50.2 49.6 50.5 46 42 36.7 31 26.7 23 16 16 15 10 Maternal Deaths 138 143 143 119 152 118 91 137 114 119 83 80 135 143 98

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

mothers died during or immediately after giving birth in 2015 Every year from 2000 to 2015, about 120 women died giving birth

90% of birth deliveries in the region were attended by skilled health personnel in 2015. In 2001, only 50.30% of deliveries availed of the services of a skilled health professional

42% decrease in maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in the region from 2000 to 2015 Maternal deaths to live births ratio improved significantly to 98:100,000 in 2015 from 170:100,000 in 2000

Contraceptive prevalence among women With a Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 0.98 in 2015, the region failed to attain the MDG target of 0.54.

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

aged 15 to 49, married or in a union, remains a challenge for Caraga as it did

not improve much from 54 percent in 2003

Goal 6 : Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases HIV Cases 1995 - 2015

HIV causes progressive failure of the immune system, making the body far more susceptible to infections and cancer.

For some patients, HIV develops into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

47.8% of the persons infected with HIV/ AIDS were from Agusan del Norte

81.7% of the HIV/AIDS victims were within the ages 15 to 34 years old

Mode of transmission Homosexual Contact, 47.25% Bisexual Sex, 30.70% Heterosexual Contact, 20.86% Perinatal, 0.79% Unknown, 0.39%

6.25% or 15 of the victims were women

240

18

persons infected with HIV/AIDS from 1995 to 2015

persons who died because of HIV/AIDS from 1995 to 2015

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases Monthly Distribution of HIV Cases in Caraga 2012 - 2015 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2012 2013 2014 2015

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

0 1

2 1

2 1

3 2

2 3

2 4

4 2

3 5

2 3

7 3

5 4

0 2

4

4

1

2

6

2

4

5

7

2

10

6

4

5

10

10

7

9

10

7

5

12

3

4

Distribution of Cases by Age Group by Province, Caraga Region 1995 - 2015

Distribution of Cases by Types of Transmission by Province, Caraga Region 1995 - 2015 Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur

Dinagat Island

Bisexual Contact

40

14

12

12

0

Heterosexual Contact

20

11

11

11

0

Homosexual Contact

57

19

18

25

1

Perinatal

0

0

1

1

0

Unknown

1

0

0

0

0

Goal 7 : Ensure environmental sustainability Households with Access to Safe Water Supply, Sanitary Toilets 2009-2015

The region achieved its targets in increasing access to safe drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

14% of the region’s population

8% of the population in the region

still resort to open defecation

still do not have access to safe water supply. In 2001, 21.57% of population got their water from various sources.

Source: Department of Health-Caraga

Goal 8 : Develop a Global Partnership for Development

In 2015, over 21 projects were implemented in the region which were funded through official development assistance (ODA) with various agencies as program holders. Project implementation were at various levels covering farm-to-market roads, bridges, irrigation projects, potable water supply, livelihood and capacity building activities.

Source: www.neda.gov.ph

Partnerships with foreign funding institutions allowed the region to become a recipient not only of financial assistance but of new technologies and ways of development from donor countries.

The Caraga Region Millennium Development Goals 2015 Final Report

Published by National Economic and Development Authority - Caraga Region NEDA-Caraga Building, JP Rosales Avenue, Butuan City June 2016