Teaser Facts

  • Childhood injury death rates have tripled in the last 30 years, and accidental injuries are the second leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 14 in the Philippines *
  • In 2003, 418,552 Filipino children died or were hospitalized due to accidental injuries **
  • More than 3,600 children die yearly from accidental injury ***
* National Institutes of Health and Safe Kids Philippines unpublished research
** Unpublished data from caballes and from 2003 DOH data
*** DOH 2003