NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title The 2017 Philippine Health Statistics Provider Department of Health (Philippines)Tabulations only Geography Philippines (PHL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1967 - 12/2017 Series or system Philippines Health Statistics Data type Report: Epi surveillanceNational vital registrationSubnationally representative Summary The annual Philippines Health Statistics report provides tables on the country's vital health statistics (natality and mortality) and includes a variety of information on demographic, economic, causes of death, and other health topics. The publication serves to assist in planning and assessing health programs, health care costs, and prevention needs. Keywords Abortion, Abortive outcome, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Amoebiasis, Appendicitis, Birth weight, Breast cancer, Burns, Cancers, Cerebrovascular diseases, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholera, Cirrhosis of the liver, Colon and rectum cancers, Congenital anomalies, Dengue, Diabetes, Diarrheal diseases, Digestive diseases, Diphtheria, Ebola, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, Exposure to forces of nature, Falls, Food-borne trematodiases, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Gonococcal infections, HIV and AIDS, Heart disease, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Homicide, Hyperplasia of prostate, Hypertension, ICD-10, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Infant mortality, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Larynx cancer, Leprosy, Leukemia, Live births, Lower respiratory infections, Malnutrition, Maternal hemorrhage, Measles, Melanoma, Meningitis, Meningococcal meningitis, Mortality, Mouth cancer, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Oesophagus cancer, Pancreatitis, Parkinson's disease, Peptic ulcer disease, Poisonings, Polio, Population, Prostate cancer, Protein-energy malnutrition, Rabies, Rheumatic heart disease, Salmonella infections, Schistosomiasis, Shigellosis, Skin diseases, State actor violence, Stillbirths, Stomach cancer, Stroke, Suicide, Syphilis, Tetanus, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Urinary tract infections, Urolithiasis, Varicella, Whooping cough Citation Contributors Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (Philippines) Publisher Department of Health (Philippines) Suggested citation Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (Philippines). Philippines Health Statistics 2017. Manila, Philippines: Department of Health (Philippines). GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 2, 2024