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S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t A s p e c t s
Water Use and Supply Management
024 Incidences/deaths due to waterborne diseases
Description
This indicator measures the number of reported cases and
number of deaths due to diarrhea and other waterborne
diseases.
Rationale
While other factors (such as food handling practices, etc.)
may affect these figures, the prevalence of diarrhea and
waterborne diseases also indicate the level of sanitation
services and the cleanliness of freshwater supplies and of
bodies of water for recreation.
Data Requirements
• Number of incidences of illness/infections and deaths
due to waterborne diseases (e.g., diarrhea; typhoid fever;
cholera; amoebiasis; schistosomiasis; giardiasis; etc.)
Results
In 2006, diarrhea remained the foremost cause of morbidity
in Batangas, at 15,037 cases per 100,000 population, just as
it has topped the list of causes of morbidity over the past five
years. Incidences of diarrhea and typhoid decreased slightly
from 2000 to 2007 (Figure 14). There is however an increase
in the number of reported cases of amoebiasis. Seventeen
deaths due to diarrhea were recorded in 2006, while 7 deaths
due to diarrhea were reported in 2007.
80 State of the Coasts of Batangas Province