Top 20 Illnesses in the Philippines 1st Half 2011

The following are the top 20 illnesses or causes of hospitalizations in the Philippines in the first six months of 2011 (January to June 2011), based on the number of hospitalization insurance claims paid by Philhealth.

Compared to the first-quarter ranking, Pneumonia and Chronic Renal Failure were still the top two medical conditions or illnesses in the first and second quarters of 2011.

Rankings increased for:
Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis
Single delivery by caesarean section

Rankings dropped for:
Dengue fever (classic dengue)
Single normal spontaneous delivery of child
Viral Infections
Gastritis and duodenitis

Rank	Illness	Claims
1	Pneumonia	174,500
2	Chronic renal failure	161,174
3	Diarrhea and gastroenteritis	127,409
4	Single normal spontaneous delivery of child	105,922
5	Liveborn infant care	71,939
6	Other disorders of urinary system	65,891
7	Dengue haemorrhagic fever	47,204
8	Primary hypertension	46,096
9	Acute upper respiratory infections	36,150
10	Senile cataract	33,474
11	Dengue fever (classic dengue)	33,000
12	Asthma	32,677
13	Chronic nephritic syndrome	32,164
14	Gastritis and duodenitis	31,334
15	Amoebiasis	27,246
16	Malignant neoplasm of breast	27,185
17	Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers	21,817
18	Acute bronchitis	20,318
19	Single delivery by caesarean section	19,320
20	Viral infections	17,507

Note:  The following are not illnesses, but medical or health-related conditions/processes:

Single normal spontaneous delivery of child
Single delivery by Caesarean Section
Liveborn infant care

The top 20 illnesses above represent 57 percent of all claims paid by Philhealth in the first six months of 2011.

TOP 20 ILLNESSES in the Philippines Jan to March 2011
TOP 20 ILLNESSES in the Philippines in 2010