TACLOBAN CITY-The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA – RSSO 8) will conduct the 2025 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) from 13 October to 29 November 2025 (42 days). The 2025 NDHS is the 13th in the series since 1968 and the first mid-term round under PSA Board Resolution No. 10, s. 2024, approving a three-year cycle starting in 2025.
The 2025 NDHS is a national sample survey designed to provide information on fertility, fertility preferences, family planning practices, childhood mortality, maternal health, child immunization, knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS, violence against women, child discipline, early childhood development, and other health issues. This particular round does not collect information on non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, Coronavirus disease 2019, and child health and nutrition.
The 2025 NDHS will involve interviewing respondents from randomly selected households, and within selected households, women who are 15 to 49 years old who are either usual residents of the selected households or visitors who stayed in the household the night before the survey.
The survey will use four (4) replicates of the 2023 Geo-enabled Master Sample or around 2,496 sample housing units/households regionwide. The 2025 NDHS Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system will be utilized during data collection.
The Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 (RA 10625) mandates the PSA to be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording systems, and compilation of national accounts. The 2025 NDHS is one of the designated statistical activities per PSA Board Resolution No. 16, Series of 2024, Approving and Adopting the Updated List of Designated Statistical Activities.
In this regard, PSA – RSSO 8 enjoins the public to support the 2025 NDHS by providing accurate information to authorized Statistical Researchers who will be visiting sample respondents. All personnel involved in the 2025 NDHS are committed to safeguard all collected information in compliance with RA 10625 and the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
Individual data provided to PSA for statistical inquiries, surveys, and censuses are considered privileged communication and cannot be used as evidence in any court of law, tribunal, or administrative body. (PR)
