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Infant Mortality Ten (10) Leading Causes

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INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2006
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Bacterial sepsis of newborn	3,194	1.9	14.7
2. Respiratory distress of newborn	2,400	1.4	11.0
3. Pneumonia	1,947	1.2	8.9
4. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified	1,608	1.0	7.4
5. Congenital malfromations of the heart	1,409	0.8	6.5
6. Congenital pneumonia	1,290	0.8	5.9
7. Neonatal aspiration syndromes	1,145	0.7	5.3
8. Other congenital malformation	1,046	0.6	4.8
9. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia	1,005	0.6	4.6
10.Diarrhea and gastro-enterities of presumed infectious origin	984	0.6	4.5

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2005
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Bacterial sepsis of newborn	3,161	1.9	14.6
2. Respiratory distress of newborn	2,298	1.4	10.6
3. Pneumonia	2,013	1.2	9.3
4. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified	1,610	1	7.4
5. Congenital Pneumonia	1,510	0.9	7
6. Congenital malformation of the heart	1,444	0.9	6.7
7. Neonatal aspiration syndrome	1,146	0.7	5.3
8. Other congenital malformation	1,012	0.6	4.7
9. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia	971	0.6	4.5
10.Diarrhea and gastro-enterities of presumed infectious origin	900	0.5	4.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2004
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Bacterial sepsis of newborn	3,402	2	15.1
2. Respiratory distress of newborn	2,500	1.5	11.1
3. Pneumonia	1,940	1.1	8.6
4. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified	1,750	1	7.8
5. Congenital Pneumonia	1,501	0.9	6.7
6. Congenital malformation of the heart	1,451	0.8	6.4
7. Neonatal aspiration syndrome	1,256	0.7	5.6
8. Other congenital malformation	1,082	0.6	4.8
9. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia	1,030	0.6	4.6
10.Diarrhea and gastro-enterities of presumed infectious origin	914	0.5	4.1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2003
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Other perinatal conditions	9,695	5.8	42.4
2. Pneumonia	2,314	1.4	10.1
3. Bacterial sepsis of newborn	1,439	0.9	6.3
4. Congenital malformation of the heart	1,127	0.7	4.9
5. Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin	984	0.6	4.3
6. Congenital Pneumonia	783	0.5	3.4
7. Other congenital malformation	550	0.3	2
8. Respiratory distress of newborn	462	0.3	2
9. Neonatal aspiration syndromes	440	0.3	1.9
10. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight	433	0.3	1.9

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2002
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Other perinatal conditions	10,181	6.1	42.8
2.Pneumonia	2,700	1.6	11.4
3. Bacterial sepsis of newborn	1,203	0.7	5.1
4. Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin	1,202	0.7	5.1
5. Congenital malformation of the heart	1,123	0.7	4.7
6. Congenital Pneumonia	713	0.4	3
7. Other congenital malformation	504	0.3	2.1
8. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight	503	0.3	2.1
9. Septicemia	437	0.3	1.8
10. Measles	417	0.3	1.8

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2001
Cause			2001
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Other Perinatal Conditions			10,922	6.4	41.8
2. Pneumonia			3,089	1.8	11.8
3. Bacterial Sepsis of Newborn			1,311	0.8	5.0
4. Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis of Presumed Infectious Origin			1,263	0.7	4.8
5. Congenital Malformations of the Heart			1,099	0.6	4.2
6. Congenital Pneumonia			1,050	0.6	4.0
7. Disorders related to short gestation and Low Birth Weight			560	0.3	2.1
8. Measles			553	0.3	2.1
9. Other congenital malformations			490	0.3	1.9
10. Neonatal Aspiration Syndromes			465	0.3	1.8

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 2000
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia	3,463	2	13.8
2. Bacterial sepsis of new born	3,174	1.8	12.6
3. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight note elsewhere classified	2,569	1.5	10.2
4. Respiratory distress of new born	2,446	1.4	9.7
5. Other perinatal condition	2,347	1.3	9.3
6. Congenital malformations of the heart	1.596	0.9	6.3
7. Congenital pneumonia	1,359	0.8	5.4
8. Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin	1,207	0.7	4.8
9. Other congenital malformations	1,156	0.7	4.6
10. Neonatal aspiraton syndrome	1,063	0.6	4.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1999
Cause	Number	Rate	Percent
1. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn	4,597	2.8	18.3
2. Pneumonias	3,716	2.3	14.8
3. Congenital Anomalies	2,897	1.8	11.5
4. Diarrheal Diseases	1,003	0.6	4
5. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor	862	0.5	3.4
6. Septicemia	812	0.5	3.2
7. Avitaminoses and other Nutritional Deficiency	352	0.2	1.4
8. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	298	0.2	1.2
9. Other Diseases of Respiratory SYstem	289	0.2	1.1
10. Measles	241	0.1	1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1998
CAUSES			1998
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,715	3.5	20.3
2. Pneumonia			4,630	2.8	16.4
3. Congenital Anomalies			3,168	1.9	11.2
4. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,512	0.9	5.4
5. Diarrheal Diseases			1,483	0.9	5.3
6. Septicemia			1,035	0.6	3.7
7. Meningitis			462	0.3	1.6
8. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			441	0.3	1.6
9. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			366	0.2	1.3
10. Measles			255	0.2	0.9

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1997
CAUSES			1997
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,514	3.3	19.7
2. Pneumonia			4,703	2.8	16.8
3. Congenital Anomalies			3,004	1.8	10.7
4. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,514	0.9	5.4
5. Diarrheal Diseases			1,105	0.7	3.9
6. Septicemia			857	0.5	3.1
7. Measles			432	0.3	1.5
8. Meningitis			417	0.3	1.5
9. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			385	0.2	1.4
10. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			339	0.2	1.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1996
CAUSES			1996
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,720	3.6	18.7
2. Pneumonia			5,705	3.5	18.7
3. Congenital Anomalies			2,799	1.7	9.2
4. Diarrheal Diseases			1,554	1.0	5.1
5. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,467	0.9	4.8
6. Septicemia			840	0.5	2.7
7. Measles			713	0.4	2.3
8. Meningitis			498	0.3	1.6
9. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			458	0.3	1.5
10. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			430	0.3	1.4

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1995
CAUSES			1995
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			6,283	3.8	20.5
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,451	3.3	17.8
3. Congenital Anomalies			4,002	2.4	13.1
4. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,716	1.0	5.6
5. Diarrheal Diseases			1,444	0.9	4.7
6. Septicemia			939	0.6	3.1
7. Meningitis			471	0.3	1.5
8. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			422	0.3	1.4
9. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			398	0.2	1.3
10. Measles			338	0.2	1.1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1994
CAUSES			1994
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,854	3.6	18.8
2. Pneumonia			5,681	3.5	18.3
3. Congenital Anomalies			2,890	1.8	9.3
4. Diarrheal Diseases			1,927	1.2	6.2
5. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,690	1.0	5.4
6. Septicemia			844	0.5	2.7
7. Meningitis			533	0.3	1.7
8. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			530	0.3	1.7
9. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			439	0.3	1.4
10. Measles			348	0.2	1.1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1993
CAUSES			1993
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			7,631	4.5	22.0
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,651	3.4	16.3
3. Congenital Anomalies			2,366	1.4	6.8
4. Diarrheal Diseases			1,661	1.0	4.8
5. Septicemia			1,252	0.7	3.6
6. Birth Injury & Difficult Labor			1,190	0.7	3.4
7. Avitaminoses & Other Nutritional Deficiency			925	0.6	2.7
8. Measles			765	0.5	2.2
9. Goiter Thyroxicosis Hypohyroidism & Other Endoctrine & Metabolic Diseases			661	0.4	1.9
10. Other Diseases of Respiratory System			591	0.4	1.7

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1992
CAUSES			1992
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			9,188	5.5	25.0
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,509	3.3	15.0
3. Congenital Anomalies			1,981	1.2	5.4
4. Diarrheal Diseases			1,482	0.9	5.0
5. Septicemia			1,441	0.9	3.9
6. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,141	0.7	3.1
7. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			1,009	0.6	2.7
8. Goiter Thyroxicosis Hypohyroidism & Other Endoctrine & Metabolic Diseases			883	0.5	2.4
9. Measles			819	0.5	2.2
10. Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation			757	0.4	2.1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1991
CAUSES			1991
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			8,149	5.0	17.5
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			4,973	3.0	10.7
3. Congenital Anomalies			2,010	1.2	4.3
4. Septicemia			1,556	0.9	3.3
5. Diarrheal Diseases			1,270	0.8	2.7
6. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			956	0.6	2.1
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			862	0.5	1.9
8. Goiter Thyroxicosis Hypohyroidism & Other Endoctrine & Metabolic Diseases			740	0.5	1.6
9. Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation			737	0.4	1.6
10. Measles			501	0.3	1.1

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1990
CAUSES			1990
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			9,383	5.8	23.7
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			5,985	3.7	15.1
3. Congenital Anomalies			2,063	1.3	5.2
4. Diarrheal Diseases			1,838	1.1	4.6
5. Septicemia			1,532	0.9	3.9
6. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			1,201	0.7	3.0
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,093	0.7	2.8
8. Measles			729	0.4	1.8
9. Meningitis			517	0.3	1.3
10. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			414	0.3	1.0

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1989
CAUSES			1989
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			11,173	7.1	26.0
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			6,278	4.0	14.6
3. Diarrheal Diseases			2,150	1.4	5.0
4. Congenital Anomalies			2,100	1.3	4.9
5. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			1,346	0.9	3.1
6. Measles			1,256	0.8	2.9
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,222	0.8	2.8
8. Septicemia			1,193	0.8	2.8
9. Meningitis			566	0.4	1.3
10. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			449	0.3	1.0

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1988
CAUSES			1988
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			12,597	8.0	26.7
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			6,374	4.1	13.5
3. Diarrheal Diseases			3,112	2.0	6.6
4. Congenital Anomalies			2,288	1.5	4.8
5. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			1,610	1.0	3.4
6. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,564	1.0	3.3
7. Measles			1,547	1.0	3.3
8. Septicemia			1,182	0.8	2.5
9. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			656	0.4	1.4
10. Meningitis			649	0.4	1.4

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1987
CAUSES			1987
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			13,380	8.5	26.3
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			7,256	4.6	14.3
3. Diarrheal Diseases			3,232	2.1	6.4
4. Measles			2,355	1.5	4.6
5. Congenital Anomalies			2,250	1.4	4.4
6. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			1,721	1.1	3.4
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,393	0.9	2.7
8. Septicemia			1,023	0.6	2.0
9. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			765	0.5	1.5
10. Meningitis			603	0.4	1.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1986
CAUSES			1986
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			14,497	9.7	27.7
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			6,497	4.3	12.4
3. Diarrheal Diseases			3,326	2.2	6.4
4. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			2,397	1.6	4.6
5. Congenital Anomalies			2,166	1.4	4.1
6. Measles			1,280	0.9	2.4
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,268	0.8	2.4
8. Septicemia			1,156	0.8	2.2
9. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			903	0.6	1.7
10. Meningitis			632	0.4	1.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1985
CAUSES			1985
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			14,963	10.4	27.4
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			6,870	4.9	12.6
3. Diarrheas			3,867	2.7	7.1
4. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			2,568	1.8	4.7
5. Congenital Anomalies			2,359	1.6	4.3
6. Measles			1,651	1.1	3.0
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,311	0.9	2.4
8. Septicemia			1,176	0.8	2.2
9. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			988	0.7	1.8
10. Meningitis			662	0.5	1.2

INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, 1984
CAUSES			1984
			Number	Rate	Percent
1. Pneumonia			14,053	9.5	24.7
2. Respiratory Conditions of Fetus & Newborn			7,658	5.2	13.5
3. Diarrheas			4,377	3.0	7.7
4. Congenital Anomalies			2,458	1.7	4.3
5. Avitaminosis & Other Nutritional Deficiency			2,432	1.6	4.3
6. Measles			1,851	1.3	3.3
7. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor			1,576	1.1	2.8
8. Septicemia			1,020	0.7	1.8
9. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis			781	0.5	1.4
10. Meningitis			716	0.5	1.3

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