Infant Mortality Ten (10) Leading Causes _ Department of Health

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Infant Mortality Ten (10) Leading Causes Print Email PDF INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES NUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION Philippines, 2010 Cause Number Rate Percent 1. Bacterial sepsis of newborn 3,608 2.0 16.1 2. Pneumonia 2,628 1.5 11.7 3. Respiratory distress of newborn 2,526 1.4 11.2 4. Congenital malformation of the heart 1,572 0.9 7.0 5. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified 1,487 0.8 6.6 6. Congenital pneumonia 1,095 0.6 4.9 7. Neonatal aspiration syndrome 1,079 0.6 4.8 8. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia 950 0.5 4.2 9. Other congenital malformations 941 0.5 4.2 10. Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin 900 0.5 4.0

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Infant Mortality Ten (10) Leading Causes _ Department of Health

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  • Infant Mortality Ten (10) Leading CausesPrint Email PDF

    INFANT MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSESNUMBER AND RATE/per 1000 live births AND

    PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONPhilippines, 2010

    Cause Number Rate Percent1. Bacterial sepsis of newborn 3,608 2.0 16.12. Pneumonia 2,628 1.5 11.73. Respiratory distress ofnewborn 2,526 1.4 11.2

    4. Congenital malformation ofthe heart 1,572 0.9 7.0

    5.Disorders related to shortgestation and low birth weight,not elsewhere classified

    1,487 0.8 6.6

    6. Congenital pneumonia 1,095 0.6 4.9

    7. Neonatal aspiration syndrome 1,079 0.6 4.88. Intrauterine hypoxia and birthasphyxia 950 0.5 4.2

    9. Other congenitalmalformations 941 0.5 4.2

    10.Diarrhea and gastroenteritisof presumed infectiousorigin

    900 0.5 4.0