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MORTALITY

Ten Leading Causes of Mortality by Sex
Number, Rate/100,000 Population & Percentage
Philippines, 2003

Cause
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Number
Rate
Percent*
1. Heart Diseases
38,677
29,019
67,696
83.5
17.1
2. Vascular System Diseases
29,054
22,814
51,868
64.0
13.1
3. Malignant Neoplasm
20,634
18,664
39,298
48.5
9.9
4. Accidents
27,720
6,246
33,966
41.9
8.6
5. Pneumonia
15,831
16,224
32,055
39.5
8.1
6. Tuberculosis, all forms
18,367
8,404
26,771
33.0
6.8
7. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical, laboratory findings, NEC
10,740
10,623
21,363
26.3
5.4
8. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
12,998
5,907
18,905
23.3
4.8
9. Diabetes Mellitus
6,823
7,373
14,196
17.5
3.6
10. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
8,397
5,725
14,122
17.4
3.6
Source: The 2003 Philippine Health Statistics
* percent share from total deaths, all causes, Philippines

Last Update: January 11, 2007

           

MORTALITY

Ten Leading Causes of Mortality by Sex
Number, Rate/100,000 Population & Percentage
Philippines, 2002

Cause
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Number
Rate
Percent*
1. Heart Diseases
39,502
30,636
70,138
88.2
17.7
2. Vascular System Diseases
27,536
21,983
49,519
62.3
12.5
3. Malignant Neoplasm
20,440
18,381
38,821
48.8
9.8
4. Pneumonia
16,729
17,489
34,218
43.0
8.6
5. Accidents
27,448
6,169
33,617
42.3
8.5
6. Tuberculosis, all forms
19,293
9,214
28,507
35.9
7.2
7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions
13,007
6,313
19,320
24.3
4.9
8. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
8,520
5,689
14,209
17.9
3.6
9. Diabetes Mellitus
6,524
7,398
13,922
17.5
3.5
10. Nephritis, nephritic syndrome and nephrosis
5,358
3,834
9,192
11.6
2.3
Source: 2002 Philippine Health Statistics
           * percent share from total deaths, all causes, Philippines

Last Updated: January 18, 2006
          


MORTALITY

Ten Leading Causes of Mortality by Sex
Number, Rate/100,000 Population & Percentage
Philippines, 2000

Cause
Male
Female
Total Number
Rate
% of Total Deaths
1. Diseases of the heart
34,356
26,061
60,417
79.1
16.5
2. Diseases of the vascular system
27,197
21,074
48,271
63.2
13.2
3. Malignant Neoplasm
19,597
16,817
36,414
47.7
9.9
4. Pneumonia
16,549
16,088
32,637
42.7
8.9
5. Accidents
26,009
6,346
32,355
42.4
8.8
6. Tuberculosis, all forms
18,590
8,967
27,557
36.1
7.5
7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions
10,770
5,134
15,904
20.8
4.3
8. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
9,083
6,015
15,098
19.8
4.1
9. Diabetes Mellitus
5,147
5,600
10,747
14.1
2.9
10. Nephritis, nephritic syndrome and nephrosis
4,642
3,321
7,963
10.4
2.2
Last Update: January 25, 2005

              

Leading Causes of Mortality
Number and Rate/100,000 Population
Philippines, 1999

Causes
Number
Rate
1. Diseases of the Heart
58,574
78.4
2. Diseases of the Vascular System
43,671
58.4
3. Malignant Neoplasms
34,238
45.8
4. Pneumonia
32,883
44.0
5. Accidents
30,026
40.2
6. Tuberculosis, All Forms
28,904
38.7
7. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Allied Condition
15,163
20.3
8. Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
12,800
17.1
9. Diabetes Mellitus
9,749
13.0
10. Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis
7,544
10.1
Source: Philippine Health Statistics, 1997

Last Update: January 25, 2005

            
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