MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has reported a total of 768,504 deaths in 2021, the highest mortality rate recorded in the country in 63 years, the Commission on Population and Development
Popcom, citing the Philippine Statistics Authority , said in its report that the country’s mortality rate in the first 11 months of 2021 is at 6.98 per 1,000 Filipinos, a 25 percent increase — even with still a month-and-a-half worth of data still to be included — compared to 5.8 in a thousand in 2020.
Perez also estimated that once the entire year was recorded, the 2021 number of deaths would indicate the highest annual death statistic in the country’s recorded medical history. The executive director also noted that the last time the country experienced the same level of mortality rates was in 1958 to 1959, where it reached between 7.3 and 8.4, but at that time only 218,816 Filipinos had been registered as dead.Popcom also said that ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, while COVID-19 — both “identified” or “unidentified” — is the second leading cause of death in the country.
“Thus, the statistics above elevated COVID-19 as the second-deadliest killer of Filipinos in 2021,” Perez further stated.
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