COVID-19 third leading cause of death in PH
Based on preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the Philippines for the first ten months of 2021.
Ischaemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases were the top two causes, with 18.3% and 9.7% of total deaths respectively.
PSA recorded 75,285 deaths due to COVID-19 during this period, representing 12.5% of all registered deaths.
The discrepancy between PSA data and DOH figures highlights differences in reporting methods.
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