NATIONAL HEALTH

SITUATION
* DEMOGRAPHIC
PROFILE
* HEALTH PROFILE
MARY ANN JOYCE V. JACLA, RN
Here starts the
lesson! MMPHA
 THE NATIONAL HEALTH
SITUATION
It gives us an idea of the health situation in the communities where nurses work.

1. The local health situation, therefore, needs to be established for each province, city and municipality.
 01
DEMOGRAPHI
C PROFILE
Demographic
Profile
Philippines
-one of the most populous
countries in the world
Countries Population
111,424,473 based on
Worldometer (UN’s data) Oct 8,
2021
Average Life
Expectancy at birth
68.6 years – 71.28 for females and 66.03 for
males – up from 61.6 years in 1980
National Health Objectives
249 people for every sq km of Philippine
territory. Metro Manila has the highest
population density (16,051) and CAR has
the lowest (75)
Demographic
Profile Annual Population
Growth Rate
2.3% - whole country
-population in Urban Areas is
3.4% - urban areas
increasing very rapidly

-from the 37% of the total

population in 1984 (UNICEF,
1986) the figure increased to
44% ten years later.
 02
HEALTH
PROFILE
Births and Deaths

In 2020, there was 19.89 births

per 1000 population (CBR)

In 2020, there was 5.98 deaths

per 1000 population (CDR)
 Fertility Rate
2.504 births per woman, a
1.03% decline from 2020

yR ate
p in es Fertilit
Philip 2021
Infant Mortality

Rate
18.392 deaths per 1000 live
births, a 2.25% decline from
2020.

The infant mortality rate for

Philippines in 2020 was
18.815 deaths per 1000 live
births, a 2.2% decline from
2019. ortality
i nes I nfant M
Philipp Rate 2021
 Maternal mortality ratio is the
Maternal Mortality number of women who die
during pregnancy and
childbirth, per 100,000 live
Rate
18.392 deaths per 1000 live births.
births, a 2.25% decline from
2020. The infant mortality
rate for Philippines in 2020
was 18.815 deaths per 1000
live births, a 2.2% decline
from 2019.
 Leading Causes of Mortality among
Causes of Filipinos
Morbidity (National Health Objectives)

and Mortality 1.
2.
Diseases of the Heart
Diseases of the Vascular System
3. Pneumonias
4. Malignant Neoplasms
5. TB all forms
6. Accidents
7. Chronic Obstructive and
Pulmonary Diseases and allied
conditions
8. Other disease of the respiratory
system
9. Diabetes Mellitus
10. Diarrheal Diseases
 Infant Mortality Leading Causes of Infant Mortality
(Philippine Health Statistics)

Rate 1. Respiratory Conditions of the fetus

and newborn
2. Pneumonias
One of the most sensitive indicators 3. Congenital Anomalies
of health status of a country or 4. Birth Injury and Difficult Labor
community 5. Diarrheal Diseases
6. Septicemia
7. Measles
8. Meningitis
9. Other Diseases of the Respiratory
System
10. Avitaminosis and other nutritional
deficiency
 Maternal Leading Causes of Maternal
Mortality Rate Mortality
(Philippine Health Statistics)

1. Normal Delivery and other

Major Indicator of a woman’s health complications related to pregnancy
status occurring in the course of labor,
delivery and puerperium
2. Hypertension Complicating
Pregnancy, Childbirth and
Puerperium
3. Post Partum Hemorrhage
4. Pregnancy with Abortive Outcome
5. Hemorrhages related to pregnancy
 Morbidity
Leading Causes of Morbidity
(Philippine Health Statistics)

1. Diarrheas
Refers to having a disease or a 2. Pneumonias
symptom of disease 3. Bronchiolitis
4. Influenza
5. TB all forms
6. Malaria
7. Chickenpox
8. Diseases of the heart
9. Measles
10. Dengue H-Fever
Poverty and Major reason for the health problems
of our people
Health
Most of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality are
associated with factors that
could be attributed to poverty
– illiteracy, unfounded health
beliefs, etc.
Cultural
Influences on
Health
Culture, is a way of life
Environmental
Influences on
Health Plays a direct influence on the health
of people
Political
Influences on
Health Politics affects health
THAN
K
YOU!