Health in Balanga, Philippines: official figures
0.69% of households in Balanga had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Balanga is 82nd lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Do people in Balanga drink bottled water?
24.6% of households in Balanga relied mainly on bottled water or a water refilling station for drinking in 2020 (national figure 47.1%). Balanga is 22nd lowest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyIs the drinking water safe in Balanga?
1.1% of households in Balanga drank mainly from an unprotected well, unprotected spring, surface water or rainwater in 2020 (nationally 3.0%), according to the 2020 Census. Balanga is 64th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many people in Balanga have trouble seeing?
76 in every 1,000 residents of Balanga had difficulty seeing even with glasses in 2020 (national figure 62), counting household members aged 5 and over at any level of difficulty. Balanga is 35th highest rate of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many people in Balanga have difficulty walking?
3.5 in every 1,000 residents of Balanga had a moderate or severe difficulty walking or climbing steps in the 2020 Census (nationally 4.0). Balanga is 83rd highest rate of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many people with disabilities live in Balanga?
3.7 severe functional difficulties (seeing, hearing, walking, remembering, self-care or communicating) were recorded for every 1,000 residents of Balanga in 2020; one person can be counted in more than one type (national figure 5.6). Balanga is 32nd lowest rate of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow Balanga compares with other cities in the Philippines
Households with no toilet (2020 Census)
Balanga ranks 96 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Cagayan de Oro | 0.69% |
| 94 | Digos | 0.69% |
| 95 | Navotas | 0.69% |
| 96 | Balanga | 0.69% |
| 97 | Binangonan | 0.69% |
| 98 | Urdaneta | 0.68% |
| 99 | Davao | 0.67% |
Households drinking from unprotected wells, springs, surface water or rainwater (2020 Census)
Balanga ranks 64 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households drinking from unprotected wells, springs, surface water or rainwater |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Batangas | 1.1% |
| 62 | Cotabato | 1.1% |
| 63 | Talisay | 1.1% |
| 64 | Balanga | 1.1% |
| 65 | Norzagaray | 1.0% |
| 66 | San Fernando | 0.9% |
| 67 | La Trinidad | 0.9% |
Residents with difficulty seeing, per 1,000 (2020 Census)
Balanga ranks 35 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with difficulty seeing, per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Imus City | 77 |
| 33 | Angono | 77 |
| 34 | Baliuag | 76 |
| 35 | Balanga | 76 |
| 36 | Sagay City | 75 |
| 37 | Island Garden City of Samal | 74 |
| 38 | Cabanatuan | 74 |
Residents with moderate or severe difficulty walking, per 1,000 (2020 Census)
Balanga ranks 83 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with moderate or severe difficulty walking, per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Cavite City | 3.5 |
| 81 | Santa Cruz | 3.5 |
| 82 | Cadiz | 3.5 |
| 83 | Balanga | 3.5 |
| 84 | Guiguinto | 3.5 |
| 85 | Consolacion | 3.5 |
| 86 | San Jose Del Monte | 3.5 |
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Sources
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: household population aged 5 and over by functional difficulty, severity, age group and sex, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4954aac9c033…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by kind of toilet facility, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c86beea617…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by main source of drinking water, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6bda941c21bf…)
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