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ARMM has the highest rate
of infant and child mortality. |
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Maternal mortality is very
high at 320 per 100,000 live births in 1995. |
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Residents of ARMM die at
a younger age. |
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Pre-schoolers are have either
moderate or severe malnutrition. |
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More than 85% of all households
in Sulu do not have sanitary toilets. In Tawi-Tawi, it
is more than 90%. |
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As of 1995, there was only
one doctor for every 14,000 individuals in ARMM. In Sulu,
one doctor for every 22,820 individuals. |
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One nurse in ARMM serves
more than 9,000 individuals. |
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In 1997, there were only
3.77 hospital beds per 10,000 people in the region. |
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75% of the barangays in
ARMM do not have public day care centers. |
