Top 20 Illnesses in the Philippines, Based on Philhealth Claims
Here’s a list of the top 20 illnesses or causes of hospitalizations in the Philippines in 2010, based on medical insurance claims paid by Philhealth.
| Rank | Illness | Claims |
| 1 | Pneumonia | 295,390 |
| 2 | Chronic renal failure | 261,131 |
| 3 | Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis | 205,707 |
| 4 | Single spontaneous delivery (normal childbirth) | 182,688 |
| 5 | Other disorders of urinary system | 125,319 |
| 6 | Liveborn infant care | 113,484 |
| 7 | Essential (primary) hypertension | 77,900 |
| 8 | Dengue haemorrhagic fever | 71,611 |
| 9 | Acute upper respiratory infections | 69,492 |
| 10 | Senile cataract | 66,347 |
| 11 | Asthma | 58,681 |
| 12 | Gastritis and duodenitis | 56,425 |
| 13 | Dengue fever (classic dengue) | 47,643 |
| 14 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 46,866 |
| 15 | Chronic nephritic syndrome | 44,973 |
| 16 | Malignant neoplasm of breast | 43,269 |
| 17 | Amoebiasis | 43,101 |
| 18 | Acute bronchitis | 40,467 |
| 19 | Single delivery by caesarean section | 38,625 |
| 20 | Viral infection | 33,350 |
Source: Philhealth website philhealth.gov.ph
Top 20 Illnesses in the Philippines in 2011, Philhealth Claims
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