Health Indicators
MORTALITY
MORTALITY: TEN LEADING CAUSES BY SEX
Number, Rate/100,000 Population and Percent Distribution
Philippines, 2004
|
Cause
|
Male
|
Female
|
Both Sexes
|
||
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Percent*
|
|||
| 1. Heart Diseases |
40,361
|
30,500
|
70,861
|
84.8
|
17.6
|
| 2. Vascular System Diseases |
28,930
|
22,750
|
51,680
|
61.8
|
12.8
|
| 3. Malignant Neoplasm |
21,395
|
19,129
|
40,524
|
48.5
|
10.1
|
| 4. Accidents** |
28,041
|
6,442
|
34,483
|
41.3
|
8.6
|
| 5. Pneumonia |
15,822
|
16,276
|
32,098
|
38.4
|
8.0
|
| 6. Tuberculosis, all forms |
17,841
|
8,029
|
25,870
|
31.0
|
6.4
|
| 7. Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality |
10,916
|
10,362
|
21,278
|
25.5
|
5.3
|
| 8. Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
13,084
|
5,891
|
18,975
|
22.7
|
4.7
|
| 9. Diabetes Mellitus |
7,970
|
8,582
|
16,552
|
19.8
|
4.1
|
| 10. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period |
7,809
|
5,371
|
13,180
|
15.8
|
3.6
|
Source: The 2004 Philippine Health Statistics
* percent share from total deaths, all causes, Philippines
** External Causes of Mortality
Last Update: February 11, 2008
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: The2003 Philippine Health Statistics
*percent share from total deaths, all causes, Philippines
Last Update: January 11, 2007
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
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