Key result
Heart disease mortality in the Philippines steadily increased from 30.69 per 100,000 population in 1960 to 137.88 per 100,000 in 2019, with ischaemic heart disease being the most common cause.
Why the study?
Heart diseases impose a major burden in low- to middle-income countries like the Philippines, and an exhaustive time-trend analysis is essential to measure national progress and capture the effect of national-scale changes over time.
Observational
Absolute Event Rate: 137.88% vs 30.69%
Heart disease mortality in the Philippines has steadily increased over the past six decades, highlighting a growing public health burden driven by urbanization, aging, and lifestyle factors.
Rising Philippine heart disease mortality signals need for stronger prevention; leaves open policy impact evaluations.
Heart diseases remain one of the major health concerns worldwide, inflicting a tremendous financial burden, especially in low to middle-income countries like the Philippines. An exhaustive time-trend analysis, including recent data, is essential to measure the nation's progress in cardiac health, capturing the effect of national-scale changes over time. Thus, using stored data from the Philippine health statistics, this study analyzed trends and profiles of heart disease mortality in the Philippines from 1960 to 2019 and discussed relevant national policies for greater recognition and awareness. Ischaemic heart disease constituted the most significant proportion of mortality among all types. Steadily increasing trends by cause, gender, age group were observed, and with males and the elderly population having higher rates. Regional differences also existed, having the highest rates in Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao respectively. Like global patterns, heart disease remained one of the country's leading causes of mortality over decades. Differences between genderes, age groups, and regions are attributed to complex and interrelated factors making males, the elderly, and highly urbanized areas most vulnerable among the population.
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Cabanlit et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Heart disease mortality. Time (1960-2019) vs. 1960 baseline was evaluated on Heart disease mortality rate per 100,000 population. Heart disease mortality in the Philippines steadily increased from 30.69 per 100,000 population in 1960 to 137.88 per 100,000 in 2019, with ischaemic heart disease being the most common cause.
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