Singapore Statistics: Health and healthcare

It includes all occurences of notifiable diseases in Singapore, like Malaria, Dengue fever, Cholera, Chickenpox, Influenza, Hand, foot and mouth disease.

Gives prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, blood cholesterol, obesity, smoking and alcohol drinking among different ethnic groups. Also surveys the frequency of exercise among the respondents.

Has chapters on health of the community, health promotion, health care provision, including traditional Chinese medicine. Provides tables on mortality, leading causes of death and prevalence of major diseases. Includes a section on HIV cases. Gives number of medical practitioners in HDB estates, hospitals beds, dentists, pharmacists and nurses.

Gives life expectancy at birth, age-specific death rates, leading causes of death, and infant mortality. Includes notifications of specific notifiable infectious diseases, number of hospital beds & admissions, attendances at public sector outpatient clinics, A&E, primary health care & dental clinics. Also has number of abortions & sterilizations, number of doctors, dentistis, pharmacists, nurses & midwives.

Gives profile of patients by age group, sex, race and type of dwelling. Includes average number of home visits and type of home nursing performed. Also has attendances for rehabilitation and profile of patients at Senior Citizens Health Care Centres.

Reports on the health education activities conducted and mass media education activities conducted for the various health campaigns supported by the Ministry of Health.

Contains results of health screening of students, including vision and auditory screening, with number & type of immunisation done for students. Also gives attendances with breakdown by diagnosis at the Student Health Centre, Medical Social Worker Services, Psychological Service, etc. Tables are given for common health problems, defective vision and nutritional status of students.