𝐈𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 2024

Kalibo, Aklan- Ischaemic heart diseases were considered the leading cause of death in Aklan in 2024 based on the latest Vital Statistics Report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

It accounted for about 573 deaths, or 12.88 percent of the total deaths that occurred in the province.

Of the recorded deaths due to ischaemic heart diseases, 338 were males, representing about 59 percent, while 235 were females, or about 41 percent.

Meanwhile, Neoplasms followed, with 465 deaths (10.45 percent), hypertensive diseases with 436 deaths (9.80 percent), pneumonia with 434 (9.76 percent), and cerebrovascular diseases with 316 (7.10 percent).

Likewise, deaths due to diabetes mellitus were also included, with 283 deaths (6.36 percent); chronic lower respiratory diseases, with 270 (6.07 percent); other heart diseases, with 195 (4.38 percent); respiratory tuberculosis, with 141 (3.17 percent); and the remainder of diseases of the genitourinary system, with 104 (2.34 percent).

Among the 10 leading causes of death, respiratory tuberculosis was the most common among males, having obtained the highest proportion with 78 percent (110 of the 141 cases), while for females, neoplasms were the most prevalent, having a proportion of about 54 percent (253 of the 465 cases).

Compared with 2023, chronic lower respiratory diseases recorded the largest increase among the leading causes of death, rising by 22.7 percent from 220 cases in 2023 to 270 in 2024.

Diabetes mellitus followed, which increased by 11 percent from 255 to 283 deaths, while respiratory tuberculosis climbed by 7.6 percent, from 131 to 141 deaths.

In contrast, deaths due to ischaemic heart diseases declined by 3.2 percent, from 592 in 2023 to 573 in 2024.

The vital statistics on deaths are compiled from death certificates submitted monthly by the various local civil registry offices in Aklan.

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