PSA: COVID-19 third leading cause of death in 2021
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the Philippines in 2021, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Ischaemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases were the top two causes of death with 136,575 and 74,262 deaths respectively.
There were 74,008 identified COVID-19 deaths in 2021, accounting for 9.7% of total deaths.
Including non-identified cases, the number of COVID-19 related deaths rose to 105,723, making it the second leading cause of death.
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