Preliminary figures for 2024 indicated that ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the Philippines. The number of people who died from this illness was estimated at 129.000. Following this, cancer resulted in the deaths of about 74,000 people. Eating habits Heart diseases have been linked to high meat consumption, among others. In the Philippines, pork has been the most consumed meat type, followed closely by chicken. While pork meat is typically produced domestically, the country also imports pork to supplement its supply. However, plant-based food has started gaining popularity among Filipinos. In fact, a 2024 survey revealed that 69 percent of surveyed Filipinos consumed plant-based products, including meat alternatives. Common diseases in the Philippines Aside from heart and cerebrovascular diseases, the Filipino population is also exposed to infections, diabetes, skin diseases, and illnesses resulting from high meat consumption. In 2020, over 700,000 Filipinos contracted acute respiratory tract infections, followed by over 400,000 diagnosed with hypertension. In areas with high exposure to rain, dengue infections and leptospirosis have also become prevalent.

In 2021, the morbidity rate per 100,000 population of acute respiratory infection was approximately ***** in the Philippines. By comparison, the morbidity rate of heart diseases per 100,000 people was **** in the country.

According to preliminary data for 2024, ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the Philippines. Deaths caused by this disease accounted for 19.2 percent of the total share of deaths in the country. This was followed by cancer, which held about 11 percent of the total registered deaths.

In 2021, the leading illnesses among people living in the National Capital Region of the Philippines was hypertension, with over ****** cases. This was followed by acute respiratory infection and animal bites. Hypertension was one of the most common diseases among Filipinos.

In 2021, the leading illness in the Philippines was acute respiratory infection, with approximately 598,591 people diagnosed with this disease. This was followed by hypertension and animal bites. The morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per hundred thousand population in the Philippines was at nearly 543.2 in that year.

In 2021, diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin was the leading cause of mortality among children aged one to four years old in the Philippines. The number of deaths caused by such disease amounted to 611. The other major causes of child mortality in the country were remainder diseases of sepsis, other tuberculosis, as well as respiratory tuberculosis.

According to the Department of Health, acute respiratory infection was the leading cause of morbidity in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines in 2021, with a rate of just over ***** per 100,000 inhabitants. This was followed by TB all forms and animal bites.

According to preliminary data between January and October 2024, *** percent of deaths in the Philippines were caused by diabetes mellitus diseases. Deaths from such illnesses peaked in 2020. Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed when glucose is high in the blood.

In 2021, acute respiratory infection was the leading cause of morbidity in the Bicol region in the Philippines with a morbidity rate of about *******. This was followed by hypertension with a morbidity rate of around *******.

The statistic shows the infant mortality rate in the Philippines from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, the infant mortality rate in the Philippines was at about 22.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.

In 2021, the leading illnesses in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines was animal bites, with approximately ******* cases. The other leading causes of morbidity in the region were hypertension and acute respiratory infection.

In the CALABARZON region of the Philippines, the morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per 100,000 population amounted to approximately ***** in 2021. In contrast, the morbidity rate of skin disease per 100,000 inhabitants was only ****.

In the Philippines' Eastern Visayas region, the morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per 100,000 population amounted to around ***** in 2021. In comparison, the morbidity rate of acute watery diarrhea per 100,000 inhabitants was ****.

In 2021, animal bites was the leading cause of morbidity in Western Visayas region in the Philippines. The morbidity rate of this disease per 100,000 population was around *******. On the other hand, the morbidity rate of fever of unknown origin in the region was **** per 100,000 population.

In 2024, Myanmar had the highest crude death rate among the Southeast Asian countries, with *** deaths per thousand population. That year, Singapore had the lowest crude death rate, with *** deaths per thousand population.Factors that influence the death rateThe death rate, also called mortality rate, is generally influenced by various factors such as the social environment, diseases, health facilities and services as well as the food supply of the respective countries. Myanmar’s government spent five percent of its public budget on health in 2016. In 2020, health expenditure per capita in Myanmar amounted to around ** U.S. dollars. The Maldives had the lowest crude death rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024. There, health expenditure accounted for ***** percent of the country’s GDP. Furthermore, the share of undernourished people was at around ***** percent in Myanmar in 2020. Within Southeast Asia, Myanmar has also been one of the poorest countries. In 2020, the country’s GDP per capita was estimated at **** thousand U.S. dollars, the lowest across the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2021, acute respiratory infection was the leading disease in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines, with around ****** cases. Among the other leading illnesses in the region during this period were hypertension and heart diseases.

According to preliminary data between January and October 2024, *** percent of deaths in the Philippines were caused by pneumonia. Deaths from such illnesses significantly dropped from 2020 onwards, from its peak share of **** percent in 2019.

In the Ilocos region of the Philippines, the morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per 100,000 population amounted to approximately ***** in 2021. By comparison, the morbidity rate of bronchitis per 100,000 inhabitants was ****.

In the Philippines' Zamboanga Peninsula region, the morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per 100,000 population amounted to ***** in 2021. In comparison, the morbidity rate of acute bloody diarrhea per 100,000 inhabitants was only eight.

As of 2023, the CALABARZON region in the Philippines registered **** percent of maternal deaths that occurred in the country, and thus had the highest share of registered deaths overall in that year. The second-highest share of ** percent was registered in NCR.