\ MATERNAL MORTALITY: BY MAIN CAUSE Number, Rate/1000 Livebirths & Percent Distribution Philippines, 2006 CAUSE Number Rate Percent* TOTAL 1,721 1.0 100.0 1. Complications related to pregnancy occuring in the course of labor, delivery and puerperium 732 0.4 42.5 2. Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium 565 0.3 32.8 3. Postpartum hemorrhage 261 0.2 15.2 4. Pregnancy with abortive outcome 163 0.1 9.5 5. Hemorrhage in early pregnancy 0 0 - *Percent share to total number of maternal deaths
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
MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES NUMBER AND RATE/100,000 POPULATION Philippines 5-Year Average (2001-2005) & 2006 CAUSES 5-Year Average (2001-2005) 2006* Number Rate Number Rate 1. Diseases of the Heart 69,741 85.5 83,081 95.5 2. Diseases of the Vascular System 52,106 64.0 55,466 63.8 3. Malignant Neoplasms 39,634 48.6 43,043 49.5 4. Accidents** 33,650 41.4 36,162 41.6 5. Pneumonia 33,764 41.5 34,958 40.2 6. Tuberculosis, all forms 27,017 33.2 25,860 29.7 7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 19,024 23.3 21,216 24.4 8. Diabetes Mellitus 15,123 18.5 20,239 23.3 9.Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 13,931 17.2 12,334 14.2 10. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 9,785 12.0 11,981 13.8 1ote: ([cludes lll-deflned und unknown cuuses of moUtullty * UefeUence yeuU ** ([teUnul cuuses of MoUtullty