Health in Surigao, Philippines: official figures
3.58% of households in Surigao had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Surigao is 34th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Do people in Surigao drink bottled water?
58.6% of households in Surigao relied mainly on bottled water or a water refilling station for drinking in 2020 (national figure 47.1%). Surigao is 86th 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 Surigao?
0.8% of households in Surigao drank mainly from an unprotected well, unprotected spring, surface water or rainwater in 2020 (nationally 3.0%), according to the 2020 Census. Surigao is 72nd 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 Surigao have trouble seeing?
58 in every 1,000 residents of Surigao had difficulty seeing even with glasses in 2020 (national figure 62), counting household members aged 5 and over at any level of difficulty. Surigao is 82nd 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 Surigao have difficulty walking?
4.6 in every 1,000 residents of Surigao had a moderate or severe difficulty walking or climbing steps in the 2020 Census (nationally 4.0). Surigao is 26th 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 Surigao?
6.6 severe functional difficulties (seeing, hearing, walking, remembering, self-care or communicating) were recorded for every 1,000 residents of Surigao in 2020; one person can be counted in more than one type (national figure 5.6). Surigao is 18th 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 Surigao compares with other cities in the Philippines
Households with no toilet (2020 Census)
Surigao ranks 34 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Carcar | 3.80% |
| 32 | Minglanilla | 3.76% |
| 33 | Zamboanga | 3.65% |
| 34 | Surigao | 3.58% |
| 35 | Mati | 3.56% |
| 36 | Liloan | 3.48% |
| 37 | Talisay | 3.32% |
Households drinking from unprotected wells, springs, surface water or rainwater (2020 Census)
Surigao ranks 72 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households drinking from unprotected wells, springs, surface water or rainwater |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Antipolo | 0.8% |
| 70 | Cagayan de Oro | 0.8% |
| 71 | Capas | 0.8% |
| 72 | Surigao | 0.8% |
| 73 | Santa Rosa | 0.8% |
| 74 | Apalit | 0.8% |
| 75 | Mexico | 0.7% |
Residents with difficulty seeing, per 1,000 (2020 Census)
Surigao ranks 82 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with difficulty seeing, per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Urdaneta | 58 |
| 80 | Talavera | 58 |
| 81 | Mandaluyong | 58 |
| 82 | Surigao | 58 |
| 83 | Santa Rosa | 58 |
| 84 | Tanay | 57 |
| 85 | Ormoc | 57 |
Residents with moderate or severe difficulty walking, per 1,000 (2020 Census)
Surigao ranks 26 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with moderate or severe difficulty walking, per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Malasiqui | 4.7 |
| 24 | Carcar | 4.6 |
| 25 | Hagonoy | 4.6 |
| 26 | Surigao | 4.6 |
| 27 | Puerto Princesa | 4.6 |
| 28 | Ormoc | 4.6 |
| 29 | Digos | 4.5 |
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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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