Angeles University Foundation

College of Nursing

Top 10 Leading Causes of Deaths in the World and in the Philippines

Submitted by:
Gerna Maie Anne Cabiling
Top 10 Leading cause of death in the Top 10 Leading cause of death in the world
Philippines (as of 2019)
(as of 26 February 2021)

1. Ischaemic heart disease Neonatal conditions

2. Neoplasms Lower respiratory infections

3. Cerebrosvascular diseases Ischaemic heart disease

4. Diabetes Mellitus Stroke

5. Pneumonia Diarrhoeal diseases

6. Hypertensive diseases Malaria

7. COVID-19 virus Road Injury

(not identified)

Tuberculosis
8. Chronic lower respiratory infections

HIV/AIDS
9. Other heart diseases

Cirrhosis of the liver

10. Respiratory Tuberculosis

References: References: The top 10 causes of death. (2021).

Causes of Deaths in the Philippines (Preliminary):
January to December 2020. (2021). Retrieved 19
August 2021, from
https://psa.gov.ph/content/causes-deaths-
philippines-preliminary-january-december-2020
Retrieved 19 August 2021, from
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-
sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death
Comparison:

What I've observed is that the major causes of mortality in the Philippines and across the world,
for example, heart disease and respiratory infections, are fairly similar. However, I have noticed
that there is a leading cause in the Philippines that is not listed in the world's leading cause of
death. Diabetes Mellitus, hypertensive disorders, etc. The reason for this is that it is dependent on
the factors that a country is facing. Because we eat a lot of sweets and fatty meals in the
Philippines, diabetes and hypertension are quite frequent. Since diabetes and hypertension
illnesses are not the one of the main causes of mortality in the world, meaning not all nations are
affected because there are some situations that we all encounter, however some diseases might
differ depending on the factors that our country is dealing with.