1. Heart diseases Heart Diseases are varied and may include coronary, ischemic, valvular, inflammatory, hypertensive, hereditary, and infectious causes.
2. Vascular system disease. Closely related to number 1 above, these are the diseases that affect the circulatory system (blood vessels) and may include peripheral artery disease, all types of aneurysms and dissections, atherosclerosis, Buerger's Disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, and arterial embolism and thrombosis. A frequent diet of fatty and salty food, lack of exercise, no periodic medical consultations, and increasing cost of hospitalization all contribute to the existence of this number two killer.
3. Cancer. In order of killing contribution, cancers of the lung, breast, cervix, liver, colon and rectum, prostate, stomach, oral cavity, ovary and leukemia are the specific leading cancer killers in the Philippines today.
4. Accidents. Safety and prevention are two of the frequently ignored concepts by most Filipinos. It is not therefore surprising to find that accidents is the fourth killer. I am not talking about merely driving accidents, but all types of accidents including occupational and otherwise. It is a common sight seeing construction workers not wearing safety harnesses or hard hats. In fact, I have not seen a worker operating a jack hammer wearing any ear protection --- only in the Philippines! Construction in streets and roads are done with a scarcity of signs making both motorists and pedestrians suffer from accidents like colliding with big blocks of stone and falling in open manholes. Also, since we are a disaster-prone country, typhoons, landslides, flash-floods, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes all contribute to the other causes of accidents here.
5. Pneumonia. You would think that in the light of modern medical treatment and wide availability of antibiotics, Pneumonia would no longer kill us, right? Wrong! For adults, this occurs mainly as a complication of other chronic diseases like lung cancer, COPD, tuberculosis, and other debilitating illnesses that leave them bedridden most of the time.
7. Signs, symptoms, abnormal clinical laboratory findings NEC. This number 7 killer confuses me, and much as I have tried to research on it, I can't find what are the specific details about it. What does this mean? Abnormal signs and symptoms? Are these mysterious diseases? If NEC means necrotizing enterocolitis, then this should be looked into and investigated more. In the UK, confirmed cases of necrotizing enterocolitis occurred in three times as many infants who received no breast milk as in those who received both breast milk and formula.
8. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases. These are all smoking-related diseases and includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and COPD. The Philippines has a law against smoking, but very few establishments and people enforce and follow it.
9. Diabetes. Extrapolated prevalence figures show that there are more than 5 million Filipinos with diabetes today. Central obesity, which means big and bigger tummies, predispose to developing type 2 diabetes. The lack of physical activity amd love of sugar-laden food and beverages predispose to metabolic abnormalities which later on give rise to diabetes. Most consultations are made because of symptoms arising from diabetic complications like diabetic retinopathy (leading to vision loss and blindness), diabetic neuropathy (decreased sensation in the limbs, fingers, often leading to diabetic foot and amputation), and diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage resulting in chronic dialysis).
10. Perintal Conditions. Infant mortality rate in the Philippines is higher compared to its southeast Asian neighbors. Currently, the infant mortality rate is 22.12 deaths per 1,000 live births. Identified causes include sepsis, prematurity, jaundice, entangled umbilical cord leading to asphyxia, diarrhea, and congenital m from the
Top 10 cause of morbidity Philippines Government
>> http://www.doh.gov.ph/kp/statistics/morbidity
Summary: 2004 Survey
1. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) and Pneumonia
2. Bronchitis/ Bronchiolitis
3. Acute Watery Diarrhea
4. Influenza
5. Hypertension
6. Tuberculosis/ Respiratory
7. Chickenpox
8. Diseases of the Heart
9. Malaria
10. Dengue Fever alformations. Improved prenatal care can possibly decrease the mortality rates even mor
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