Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the meteorological and mortality statistics per city (N=182,908)

Variables (mean±SD)	Manila (n=94,656)	Cebu (n=43,830)	Davao (n=44,422)
Average temperature (°C)	28.8±1.52	28.2±1.16	28.1±1.00
Average humidity	73.9±7.46	82.5±5.43	82.1±4.35
All-cause mortality	52±8	24±5	24±5
Cause-specific mortality
Cardiovascular	15±4	7±3	9±3
Respiratory	6±3	3±2	2±2
Sex-specific mortality
Women	22±5	10±5	10±3
Men	30±6	14±6	15±4
Age-specific mortality
0–14 years	9±3	3±2	2±1
15–64 years	27±6	12±9	13±4
> 64 years	17±4	9±3	10±3