Leading Causes of Child Mortality _ Department of Health

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Leading Causes of Child Mortality Print Email PDF Ten (10) Leading Causes of Child Mortality By Age-Group (1-4, 5-9, 10-14) & Sex No. & Rate/100,000 population Philippines, 2010 Cause 1-4 Years Male Female Both Sexes Rate* 1. Pneumonia 1,073 978 2,051 223.3 2. Diarrheas and gastoenteritis of presumed infectious origin 482 334 816 9.3 3. Congenital anomalies 409 388 797 9.1 4. Septicemia 251 231 482 5.5 5. Other diseases of the nervous system 246 212 458 5.2 6. Accidental drowning and submersion 296 159 455 5.2 7. Dengue Fever and Dengue- hemorrhagic fever 195 223 418 4.7 8. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 213 202 415 4.7 9. Meningitis 179 154 333 3.8 10. Leukemia 148 91 239 2.7 Cause 5-9 Years Male Female Both Sexes Rate* 1. Pneumonia 334 282 616 5.9 2. Dengue Fever and Dengue-hemorrhagic fever 211 328 539 5.2 3. Accidental drowning and submersion 299 159 458 4.4 4. Other diseases of nervous system 177 155 332 3.2 5. Transport accidents 198 107 305 2.9 6. Congenital anomalies 159 126 285 2.7 7. Leukemia 137 111 248 2.4 8. Meningitis 123 80 203 2.0 9. Septicemia 90 80 170 1.6 10. Diarrhoeas and gastroenteritis of presumed origin 87 77 164 1.6

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Leading Causes of Child Mortality _ Department of Health

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  • Leading Causes of Child MortalityPrint Email PDF

    Ten (10) Leading Causes of Child MortalityBy Age-Group (1-4, 5-9, 10-14) & Sex

    No. & Rate/100,000 populationPhilippines, 2010

    Cause1-4 Years

    Male Female Both Sexes Rate*

    1. Pneumonia 1,073 978 2,051 223.3

    2. Diarrheas and gastoenteritis of presumedinfectious origin

    482 334 816 9.3

    3. Congenital anomalies 409 388 797 9.1

    4. Septicemia 251 231 482 5.5

    5.Other diseases of the nervoussystem

    246 212 458 5.2

    6. Accidental drowning and submersion 296 159 455 5.2

    7. Dengue Fever and Dengue- hemorrhagic fever 195 223 418 4.7

    8.Chronic lower respiratory diseases 213 202 415 4.7

    9.Meningitis 179 154 333 3.8

    10. Leukemia 148 91 239 2.7

    Cause5-9 Years

    Male Female Both Sexes Rate*

    1. Pneumonia 334 282 616 5.9

    2. Dengue Fever and Dengue-hemorrhagic fever 211 328 539 5.2

    3. Accidental drowning and submersion 299 159 458 4.4

    4. Other diseases of nervous system 177 155 332 3.2

    5. Transport accidents 198 107 305 2.9

    6. Congenital anomalies 159 126 285 2.7

    7.Leukemia 137 111 248 2.4

    8.Meningitis 123 80 203 2.0

    9.Septicemia 90 80 170 1.6

    10.Diarrhoeas and gastroenteritis of presumedorigin

    87 77 164 1.6

  • Cause10-14 Years

    Male Female Both Sexes Rate*

    1. Pneumonia 233 195 428 4.4

    2.Accidentaldrowningandsubmersion 212 140 352 3.6

    3.Otherdiseasesofnervoussystem 150 116 266 2.74. Transport accidents 172 77 249 2.5

    5. Congetial anomalies 130 114 244 2.5

    6.DengueFeverandDenguehemorrhagicfever 111 102 213 2.2

    7.Chronicrheumaticheartdisease 86 106 192 2.0

    8.Leukemia 94 82 176 1.89.Septicemia 92 78 170 1.7

    10.Nephritisnephroticsyndromeandneph 95 67 162 1.7