Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

October 26, 2020 Dear Patricia Mae Banday, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 20, 2020 10:35:40 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for The population of older adults in the Philippines. Your FOI request is approved. 1. For data on the number of elderly patients with underlying health conditions- our data are limited to the following: a) National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-demographic-and-health-survey-ndhs b) National Disability Prevalence Survey https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-disability-prevalence-survey 2. For data on population of the elderly ages 65 years older in the Philippines, you may check the data in the Philippine Population Surpassed the 100 Million Mark (Results from the 2015 Census of Population), under TABLE 2 Total Population by Single-Year Age and Sex: 2015 https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/statistical-tables Philippines https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/specialrelease/_PHILIPPINES_Statistical%20Tables_0.xls 3. For data on the number of elderly admitted to the hospital every year- Census of Population and Housing Report on Institutional Population, under the tables for Institutional Population by Residence Status, Age Group, Sex, and Region https://psa.gov.ph/content/census-population-and-housing-report 2015-Institutional Population Increased by More Than 168 Thousand https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015%20Report%20No.%205_Institutional%20Population_Statistical%20Tables_0.xlsx 2015 Report No. 5 - Institutional Population https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20Report%20No.%205%20-%20Institutional%20Population.pdf 2000 CPH-Report No.5 Institutional Population https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2000%20CPH-Report%20No.5%20Institutional%20Population.pdf 1990 Census of Population & Housing Rep#5- Institutional Population https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/1990%20Census%20of%20Population%20%26%20Housing%20Rep%235-%20Institutional%20Population.pdf Or you may contact DOH for more specific data. 4. For data on Top 10 cities with high population of elderly (65 years older) in the country-Census of Population and Housing Report on cities, under the tables on Total Population by Single-Year Age and Sex https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/statistical-tables https://psa.gov.ph/content/census-population-and-housing-report We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the PSA Customer feedback form from this link: https://goo.gl/forms/J8QrjkKm0ui9zB9n1. Thank you. Respectfully, Noel G. Perez (Information Technology Officer III) Officer-in-Charge Information Technology and Dissemination Service