Here are the top 20 illnesses in the Philippines, based on the number of claims paid by Philhealth over the period from January 1 to December 31, 2011.
Note: Be reminded that this list may not represent the actual top diseases across the country, as not all hospitalizations are covered by Philhealth.
Note also that Numbers 4, 5 and 19 are not illnesses; these are maternity and newborn care procedures.
| Rank | Illness | No. of Claims |
| 1 | Chronic renal failure | 334,135 |
| 2 | Pneumonia | 327,515 |
| 3 | Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis | 246,999 |
| 4 | Single spontaneous delivery (normal childbirth) | 208,060 |
| 5 | Liveborn infant care | 146,520 |
| 6 | Other disorders of urinary system | 132,539 |
| 7 | Essential (primary) hypertension | 88,894 |
| 8 | Dengue haemorrhagic fever | 78,151 |
| 9 | Acute upper respiratory infections | 70,617 |
| 10 | Senile cataract | 69,920 |
| 11 | Chronic nephritic syndrome | 67,922 |
| 12 | Gastritis and duodenitis | 63,381 |
| 13 | Asthma | 61,219 |
| 14 | Malignant neoplasm of breast | 53,936 |
| 15 | Dengue fever (classic dengue) | 53,227 |
| 16 | Amoebiasis | 53,204 |
| 17 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 42,411 |
| 18 | Acute bronchitis | 38,163 |
| 19 | Single delivery by caesarean section | 37,398 |
| 20 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn | 33,173 |
Over the period from 2010, chronic renal failure surpassed pneumonia to become the top illness in 2011, based on number of Philhealth claims.
Source: philhealth.gov.ph
Top 20 Illnesses in the Philippines in 2010
Top 20 Diseases in the Philippines, 2011, Philhealth Claims
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