Alburo, FlorianDowling, Ma. Camille A.Yumul, Ily Grace T.2025-01-032025-01-032003-04https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/3898The health-development relationship goes both ways. Specifically, economic development tends to improve health status, while better health contributes to the country's economic development. In the particular aspect of maternal health, the level of maternal mortality is one of the most important measures of a nation's human and social development. In the face of growing concern on maternal health, information on the level of maternal mortality remains fragmentary particularly in developing countries where 99% of these deaths occur. In the Philippines, the sisterhood method has been used to measure the level of maternal mortality wherein a respondent is asked regarding the survival status of her sisters and for deceased sisters when the death was maternity-related. However, the level of maternal mortality estimated using the sisterhood method reflects great disparity because of the large sampling errors associated with the estimate. This study begins by presenting estimates implied by the sisterhood method. Then, using the Sex Differentials in Adult Mortality method, it portrays a possible alternative of determining the level of maternal mortality in the Philippines.enMaternal mortalitySex differentialsAdult mortalityMortalityThesis