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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