What is the most common health issue in the Philippines in 2022?

For years, despite the advancements in healthcare and medicine in the country, it is still marred with different health issues that cause the consistent rise of mortality in the Philippines, apart from COVID-19. 

In the report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority, the top three causes of death in the country from January to February of 2022 were the usual common diseases like heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and cancers.

PSA also added that deaths due to diabetes mellitus recorded 2,882 cases or 6.6 percent share, making it the fourth leading cause of death, while deaths due to hypertensive diseases, which ranked fifth recorded 2,565 cases or 5.9 percent share. Meanwhile, deaths due to the COVID-19 virus were identsified as the sixth leading cause of death with 2,377 cases as of the first half of 2022.

As we looked at the statistics, we see how the common diseases that most Filipinos endure are still the usual culprits that contribute to the growing health issues in the Philippines. 

We may now all wondering can this be remedied. There are ways to curb the health issues, by adopting a healthy lifestyle is always the best way to reduce the risks of contracting common diseases and even the deadly ones. 

Apart from keeping a healthy and active lifestyle, another way to help on addressing our health issues is to invest in health insurance or health care products that would help everyone to have a safety net should the worst-case scenario happen. 

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