JUSTIN BRIDGET C.

BANDALAN 9/20/2000

Global statistics of population: 7,812,490,376 and counting (September, 2020)

National statistics of population: 109,902,322 and counting (September, 2020)

Leading causes of mortality in Philippines [DOH, 2013]:

1. Diseases of the heart
- more than one in every five deaths
- 22.3% share from total deaths
- 5.4% higher than 2012's report (112,581 deaths)
- more males than females die with a sex ratio of 129 males in every 100 females
2. Diseases of the vascular system
- 68,325 deaths
- 12.9% share from total deaths
3. Malignant neoplasms
- 53,601 deaths
- 10.1% share from total deaths
4. Pneumonia
- 53,101 deaths
- 10.0% share from total deaths
5. Accidents
6. Diabetes mellitus
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
8. Tuberculosis, all forms
9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
10. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
❏ Total of 514,745 deaths registered and >81 percent (433,375) we're attributed to
the list.

Leading causes of morbidity in Philippines (DOH, 2014):

1. Acute Respiratory Infection
2. ALTRI and Pneumonia
3. Hypertension
4. Urinary Tract Infection
5. Bronchitis
6. Influenza
7. Acute Watery Diarrhea
8. TB Respiratory
9. Dengue Fever
10. TB Other forms

Leading causes of infant mortality and morbidity in Philippines (DOH, 2013):

1. Pneumonia
- 3,146 deaths
- 14.3% share from total deaths
2. Bacterial sepsis of newborn
- 2,731 deaths
- 12.4% share from total deaths
3. Respiratory distress of newborn
- 2,347 deaths
- 10.7 share from total deaths
4. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere
classified
5. Congenital malformations of the heart
6. Neonatal aspiration syndromes
7. Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin
8. Other congenital malformations
9. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia
10. Congenital pneumonia
❏ Total of 21,992 deaths registered and that is 4.1 percent of the total deaths
(531,280) reported. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of 12.5 deaths per thousand live
births.

Leading causes of mortality and morbidity Worldwide [2016]:

1. Ischaemic heart disease
- 15.2 million deaths combined with stroke
2. Stroke
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 3.0 million deaths
4. Lower respiratory infections
- 3.0 million deaths
5. Alzheimer disease and other dementias
- death rate doubled from 2000
6. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
- 1.7 million deaths
7. Diabetes mellitus
- 1.6 million deaths
8. Road injury
9. Diarrhoeal disease
- decreased almost 1 million deaths from 2000
10. Tuberculosis
- 1.3 million deaths
❏ Total of 56.9 million deaths.

Life expectancy of Filipinos (WHO, 2018): Male 66.2, female 72.6, Total of 69.3

Heart diseases, also known as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the

number one cause of death not only in the Philippines but worldwide. As urbanization
takes place, wealth and food availability is increasing, so some of us tend to buy foods
that are cheaper but lack nutrition. Also, our work activities, diet, and behaviors being
changed, increase our caloric intake that leads to higher body mass indexes, then high
blood pressure which is the primary condition of having CVD.

As a student nurse, to help control the mortality and morbidity rate of the
Philippines especially of the whole world, I'll start within my grasp, my education.
Knowing and sharing the ratio and statistics of the diseases to others might help us
realize things such as starting a change of life styles or being more careful at all times.
I'll promote healthy living to prevent the decreasing life expectancy of humans.

Community Health
❏ includes organized health efforts at the community level through both
government and private efforts.
❏ Participants include privately funded agencies such as the American Heart
Association and the American Red Cross.

Public health
❏ is the Science and Art
❏ preventing disease,
❏ prolonging life,
❏ promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.

Community Health Nursing

❏ "is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied to
promoting and preserving the health of populations" (ANA, 1980).
❏ directs care to individuals, families, or groups.

Public Health Nursing

❏ (WHO) a special field of nursing, public health and some phases of social
assistance
❏ functions as part of the total public health programme for the promotion of health,
the improvement of the condition in the social and physical environment,
rehabilitation of illness and disability.

Standard of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines:

(1) Assessment - The public health nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the health status of the population.
(2) Population Diagnosis and Priorities - The health nurse analyses the
assessment data to determine the population diagnoses and priorities.
(3) Outcomes Identification - The public health nurse identifies expected outcomes
for a plan that is based on population diagnoses and priorities.
(4) Planning - The public health nurse develops a plan that reflects best practices
by identifying strategies, action plans and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes.
(5) Implementation - The public health nurse implements the identified plan by
partnering with others.
 A. Coordination - The public health nurse coordinates programs, services, and
other activities to implement the identified plan.
B. Health Education and Health Promotion - The public health nurse employs
multiple strategies to promote health, prevent disease, and ensure a safe
environment for populations.
C. Consultation - The public health nurse provides consultation to various
community groups and officials to facilitate the implementation of programs and
services.
D. Regulatory Activities - The public health nurse identifies, interprets, and
implements public health laws, regulations, and policies.
(6) Evaluation - The public health nurse evaluates the health status of the
population.

REFERENCES

https://www.doh.gov.ph/mortality

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/philippines-life-expectancy