Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 11:09 AM, Aug 16, 2023

August 16, 2023

Dear Sophia Leopardas,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 16, 2023 01:43:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Statistics on Mental Health cases in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved.

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

1) Relevant demographics and statistics of mentally ill, depressed, and suicide cases by Region

Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/168274

Our related data on suicide cases in the Philippines is limited to our data on registered deaths by causes based on our Vital Statistics Reports:

Vital Statistics Report (VSR)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/vital-statistics
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/vital-statistics/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/vital-statistics/index

2022 Causes of Deaths in the Philippines (Preliminary as of 31 March 2023) https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/vital-statistics/node/1684059899

Registered Deaths in the Philippines, 2021
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/vital-statistics/node/1684041486

Statistical Tables 2021 Deaths
Table 10. Number of Registered Deaths by Sex and Cause of Death and by Age Group, Philippines: 2021
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/vsd/Statistical%20tables_2021%20Deaths_0.xlsx

For more specific data on this, you may try to coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH):
https://doh.gov.ph/ 

Department of Health Publications: https://doh.gov.ph/publications 

2021 DOH Annual Report
https://doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/publications/DOH-2021-Annual-Report-as-of-November-13-2022.pdf

For data on depression, you may coordinate with the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH): https://ncmh.gov.ph/ or Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP): https://www.pap.ph/

2) Number of Mental Health Facilities by Region

2020 Census of Population Report No. 6 - Barangay Characteristics
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CzrSh23N9i803bR83Oypn_0ZQspAbd0l/view?usp=sharing

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 12: Social Services
Table 12.5 Number of Institutions/Centers/Facilities Involved in the Distribution of Social Services: 2011 to 2018	
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/12_2022.xlsx

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service