Table 2. Number of Deaths by Age Group by Sex and Sex Ratio,
         Philippines: 2000

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Age Group           Both Sexes          Male        Female     Sex Ratio
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All Ages               366,931       217,404       149,527           145

Under 1                 27,714        16,286        11,428           143
 1 -  4                 11,651         6,389         5,262           121
 5 -  9                  5,690         3,300         2,390           138
10 - 14                  4,786         2,844         1,942           146
15 - 19                  6,411         4,251         2,160           197
20 - 24                  9,352         6,520         2,832           230
25  -29                 10,511         7,314         3,197           229
30 - 34                 11,865         8,124         3,741           217
35 - 39                 13,945         9,443         4,502           210
40 - 44                 16,023        10,760         5,263           204
45 - 49                 18,890        12,728         6,162           207
50 - 54                 22,239        14,943         7,296           205
55 - 59                 23,479        15,808         7,671           206
60 - 64                 29,247        18,800        10,447           180
65 - 69                 30,176        18,474        11,702           158
70 - 74                 31,220        17,927        13,293           135
75 - 79                 30,540        16,130        14,410           112
80 and over             62,680        27,057        35,623            76
Not stated                 512           306           206           149

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Source:  Health and Vital Statistics Division
         Civil Registration Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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