Thanks for the links, CBM.
I’ve commented on malnutrition, and obesity, on your separate thread.
The demographics are interesting, if rather out of date, particularly that half of Filipinos don’t use any contraceptive method; and only a third, of those who do, use “ modern methods “.
The Philippines birth rate of around 25 / 1000 population is over twice that in the UK. Infant mortality rate is over 4 times the UK rate. Maternal mortality rate is vastly more in the Philippines – here it’s around 11 / 100,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth is now around 69 for males and 75 for females ( but varies markedly in different regions ) in Philippines, compared to 78 and 82 in UK ( with less marked variation ).
The population of the Philippines now exceeds 100m, compared to an estimated 63m in UK.
Age structure for Philippines is a third ( 0-14 years ), compared to less than a fifth in UK. Three-fifths are 15-64 in Philippines, compared to two thirds in UK. Only 4% are over 65 in Philippines – compared to one in six in UK.
Health expenditure in the Philippines is between 1-4% of GDP ( various estimates ), compared to about 10% in UK. There is around 1 doctor / 867 population in Philippines, compared to 1 /365 in UK.
I’ve made more detailed comparisons of health in Philippines and UK in separate threads in the Health Section. It may surprise some members that the most serious illnesses in the Philippines are now the same as UK – cardiovascular disease and cancers. What is of interest is that a “ blueprint for universal health care “ in the Philippines models itself on our NHS (http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/2226691...ly,+6+Nov).pdf ). Improvement of health - mums, kids, and everyone else - depends on MANY factors, some easier than others to implement.
