The number of registered live births in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the First Quarter of CY 2021 is 14,907 births by Usual Residence of Mother, lower by 10.45 percent from the same reference period in 2020 (see table 1). The province of South Cotabato recorded the highest decrease in birth growth rate in First Quarter of 2021 with 15.91, followed by Sarangani with 10.84 percent decrease in growth rate.