Mortality and Morbidity
Vascular disease has been the leading cause of mortality in Year 1999 and even in the period 1994-98 as shown in Table 1. The disease victimized people mostly aging 65 years old and above representing 63.64% of cases recorded. Most of these elders are male. The trend is also true for pneumonia.
The Crude Death Rate (CDR) for 1999 is estimated at 4.19/1000 population and 3.42/1000 population in 1998. The national CDR is 6.6/1000 population in 1995 while the provincial CDR is 4/1000
population in 1994. The IMR is 7 in 1998 and 10 in 1999. NSCB Resolution 1-96, as adopted by DOH has recommended an IMR of 46.55/livebirth in Region 4. There was no incidence of maternal death on the same year and only one occurred for the period 1994-1998.
Morbidity
Control of Acute Respiratory Infection (CARI) together with parasitism has been the leading cause of morbidity in Baras. Diarrhea, bronchitis and pneumonia were common for infants and children aged one (1) to four(4). Diarrhea has been the leading morbidity cause at the national (1989-1993 & 1994) and Regional (1994) levels. Bronchitis, influenza and pneumonia were next leading causes (respectively) for the same period at the national and regional levels.
The frequent occurrence of diarrhea has been confirmed by the survey among households, wherein 32% of the respondents indicated that children below five (5) years old have had at least two episodes of diarrhea.
Source: Baras Comprehensive Land Use Plan
