INFANT MORTALITY : TEN LEADING CAUSES

Number, Rate / 1000 livebirths and Percent Distribution Republic of the Philippines
Philippines, 2003 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTER
CAUSES Number Rate Percent G/F Bldg. 9 Sn. Lazaro Cmpd, Sta. Cruz, Manila
Tel. Nos.: 743-1937, 743-8301 loc, 1900-1907
1. Other perinatal conditions 9,695 5.8 42.4
2. Pneumonia 2,314 1.4 10.1
3. Bacterial sepsis of
1,439 0.9 6.3
newborn
4. Congenital malformations
1,127 0.7 4.9
of the heart
5. Diarrhea and gastroentiri
tis of presumed infectious 984 0.6 4.3
origin
THE 2003 PHILIPPINE HEALTH PICTURE
6. Congenital pneumonia 783 0.5 3.4
7. Other congenital
550 0.3 2.0 Projected Population
malformations 81,081,457
8. Respiratory distress of
462 0.3 2.0
newborn
Crude Birth Rate
9. Neonatal aspiration syn 440 0.3 1.9 Number : 1,669,442
dromes Rate/1000 population : 20.6
10. Disorders related to 433 0.3 1.9
short gestation and low birth Crude Death Rate
weight Number : 396,331
Rate/1000 population : 4.9
Source: The 2003 Philippine Health Statistics
* percent share from total infant deaths, all causes, Philippines
Infant Death Rate
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MATERNAL MORTALITY BY MAIN CAUSE Rate/1000 livebirths : 13.7
Number, Rate/1000 livebirths and Percent Distribution Department of Health
National Epidemiology Center Maternal Death Rate
Philippines, 2003
Surveys, Risk Assessment and Evaluation Division
CAUSES Number Rate Percent* G/F Bldg. 9 San Lazaro Compund, Sta. Cruz, Manila Number : 1,798
Tel. Nos. : 743-1937; 743-8301 local 1904 Rate/1000 livebirths : 1.1
1. Other complications related to preg-
nancy occurring in the course of labor, 811 0.5 45.1 Fetal Death Rate
delivery and puerperium
Number : 8,986
2. Hypertension complicating preg- Rate/1000 livebirths : 5.4
nancy, childbirth and puerperium 479 0.3 26.6

3. Postpartum hemorrhage 319 0.2 17.7 Life Expectancy at Birth

4. Pregnancy with abortive
Male: 67.2 years
189 0.1 10.5 Female : 72.5 years
outcome
* Percent share to total number of maternal deaths
Both Sexes : 69.9 years
 The 2003 Vital Health Indices MORBIDITY: TEN LEADING CAUSES BY SEX
MORTALITY: TEN LEADING CAUSES BY SEX
Number and Rate*/ 100,000 Population
Number , Rate/100,000 Population and Percent Distribution
AREA POPU- LIVE- TOTAL INFANT FETAL MATER- Philippines, 2003
Philippines, 2003
LATION BIRTHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS NAL
DEATHS Male Female Both Sexes
Male Female Both Sexes
CAUSES CAUSES
PHILS. 81,081,457 1,669,442 396,331 22,844 8,986 1,798 Rate** Rate** Number Rate* Number Number Number Rate Percent*
NCR 10,899,361 281,063 57,644 5,545 2,093 199
1. Acute Lower 770.9 748.2 674,386 861.2
RTI and Pneumo- 1. Heart
CAR 1,497,900 32,218 5,496 281 113 15 38,677 29,019 67,696 83.5 17.1
nia Diseases
REG. 1 4,353,393 97,373 28,508 1,580 633 102
2. Diarrheas 695.0 655.0 615,692 786.2 2. Vascular
REG. 2 2,978,115 58,940 14,300 582 144 61 System 29,054 22,814 51,868 64.0 13.1
3. Bronchitis/ 639.6 677.0 604,107 771.4 Diseases
REG. 3 8,341,806 194,795 45,253 2,121 647 162
Bronchiolitis
REG. 4A 9,669,441 236,363 53,667 3,587 1,708 222 3. Malignant
4. Influenza 455.4 503.1 431,216 550.6 20,634 18,664 39,298 48.5 9.9
Neoplasm
REG. 4B 2,392,978 43,912 10,058 627 271 58
5. Hypertension 325.4 420.7 325,390 415.5 4. Accidents 27,720 6,246 33,966 41.9 8.6
REG. 5 4,998,502 113,932 26,122 1,475 575 181

6,669,562
6. TB Respiratory 126.4 84.0 92,079 117.6 5. Pneumonia 15,831 16,224 32,055 39.5 8.1
REG. 6 112,111 38,571 1,700 424 120

REG. 7 5,869,466 148,459 32,971 1,783 1,022 194 7. Heart 28.8 29.2 30,398 38.8 6. TB all forms 18,367 8,404 26,771 33.0 6.8
Diseases
REG. 8 3,984,510 57,213 18,508 873 208 132 7. Ill-defined
8. Malaria 41.1 30.4 28,549 36.5 and unknown
REG. 9 3,035,037 50,205 10,365 503 215 77 10,740 10,623 21,363 26.3 5.4
causes of mor-
REG.10 3,820,791 70,993 14,918 735 417 71 9. Chickenpox 30.3 30.4 26,137 33.4 tality **
REG.11 3,933,019 72,994 16,861 606 227 83 10. Measles 30.2 30.4 25,535 32.6 8. Chronic
REG.12 3,347,124 50,043 11,463 459 176 63
lower respira- 12,998 5,907 18,905 23.3 4.8
Source: 2003 FHSIS Annual Report
**rate/100 000 of sex-specific population
tory diseases
ARMM 2,945,568 14,730 2,851 69 13 11
9. Diabetes
Caraga 2,345,045 33,998 8,644 316 99 47 6,823 7,373 14,196 17.5 3.6
Mellitus
MORBIDITY : TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES
Foreign 100 131 2 1 0 10.Certain
Rate / 100,000 Population
Countries
Philippines, 2003 conditions
2003 population is a 1995 census-based projected population 1200 originating in 8,397 5,725 14,122 17.4 3.6
Sum of regional population may not add up to Phils. Due to rounding off.
1000
the perinatal
Source: National Statistics Office period
800
Source: The 2003 Philippine Health Statistics
600 * percent share from total deaths, all causes, Philippines
** on-going verification for the increase in number of deaths
400

200

C auses

2003 5-Year Average (1998-2002)