| 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 | ||
| Note: Excludes ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality * reference year ** External causes of Mortality | ||||||
Source: Department of Health
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