Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have recorded 566,709 registered deaths from January to November 2025, provisional as of March 31, 2026.
In this data, Region IV-A CALABARZON recorded the highest registered deaths with 88,090.
In 2024, the registered deaths across the country were recorded at 701,884, with CALABARZON the highest with 105,239.
Meanwhile, in a separate report PSA listed the leading causes of deaths in the country from the same period last year.
Based on this date, ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country—19.7% of the total registered deaths, which is equivalent to 111,896.
In 2024, this disease was also the leading cause of death with 122,170 incidents.
Ischaemic Heart Diseases are a medical condition in which the heart is starved of oxygen due to reduced blood flow, and may be the result of coronary artery disease.
This heart damage is caused by narrowed heart arteries and may lead to heart attack.
Most of its common symptoms include angina pectoris or chest pain, upper body pain, difficulty in breathing, excessive sweating, indigestion likely of heartburn, nausea and vomiting, or fast and irregular heartbeat.
Individuals more at risk of ischaemic heart disease are those with high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetic, obese and with poor diet, lack of physical activity, and smokers.
The second on the list is neoplasms with 64,864, which is also the top 2 cause of death in 2024.
Neoplasms are the abnormal and excessive growth of tissue due to unregulated cell division. This abnormal mass or lesions from neoplasms are classified as tumors.
However, neoplasms are not always cancer as it may be benign or non-cancerous, or malignant which is the cancerous type.
Cerebrovascular diseases are the third in the list, with 55,756 mortality incidents.
Cerebrovascular diseases are the conditions that affect blood flow in the brain—among the common examples are stroke, brain aneurysm, brain bleed, and carotid artery disease.
Pneumonia is the fourth on the list with 38,607 incidents, while diabetes mellitus with 34,611 is the fifth.
Most of these conditions are manageable and preventable through early diagnosis and treatment, and through a balanced and healthy lifestyle.