Statistics on Singapore: Medical and Health Care

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Medical & Health Care

New Additions

Report of the Singapore Renal Registry 1997 / edited by Woo Keng Thye and Grace S.L. Lee. Singapore: Singapore Renal Registry, 1998.
RC902 Srr (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives details of existing and new dialysis patients, with breakdown by age, gender and dialysis modality. Includes death rate of patients.

Chia, K.S. et al. Cancer incidence in Singapore, 1993-1997. Singapore : Singapore Cancer Registry, 2000.
RC279.12 Can (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 4, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives detailed breakdown of type of cancer by sex, age group, ethnic group.

Communicable diseases surveillance in Singapore. Singapore: Ministry of the Environment. Annual. 1981, 1983-2000-
RA643.7 Sin.C (MD Sing/Mal Coll)

It includes all occurences of notifiable diseases in Singapore, like Malaria, Dengue fever, Cholera, Chickenpox, Influenza, Hand, foot and mouth disease. Also available at http://www.env.gov.sg/cop/qed5/disease_00.htm

The diet of Singaporeans. Singapore : Food & Nutrition Dept., Ministry of Health, 1997.
RA601 Die (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MC Sing/Mal Coll)

A group of 460 people were surveyed with regards to the venue of taking breakfast, lunch and dinner, types of food consumed, dietary practices, and adequacy of diet.

Health Facts. Singapore : Ministry of Health, 2002.
Available at URL: http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/sta/sta01.asp.

Gives Population and Vital Statistics, Principal Causes of Death, Health Facilities, Health Manpower, Admissions and Outpatient Attendances, Childhood Immunisation, Government Health Expenditure.

The health of Singaporeans. Singapore : Research & Evaluation Dept, Ministry of Health, 1993.
RA407.512 Hea (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Main Shelves, MD Reference 8, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains indicators on health, trends in mortality, current diseases of importance and lifestyle risk factor levels.

Hospital Statistics. Singapore : Ministry of Health, 2002.
Available at URL: http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/sta/sta02.asp.

Gives hospital admissions and discharges. Also has average hospital bills, for public and private hospitals with breakdown by medical and surgical specialities.

Ministry of Health. Annual report. Singapore : The Ministry. Annual. 1949-
RA312.12 SMHR (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

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.
The Annual Report is available at URL: http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/pub/pub01.asp.

National health survey 1998, Singapore. Singapore : Epidemiology and Disease Control Dept., Ministry of Health, 1999.
RA407.512 Nat (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 4, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

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.
Also available at: http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/pub/pub01.asp#5

State of health : report of the Director of Medical Services. Singapore : Ministry of Health. Annual. 1997-
RA340.12 SMOH (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 4, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

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.
Also available at: http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/pub/pub01.asp#5

Historical Data

Quarterly statistics bulletin. Singapore : Ministry of Health. Quarterly. 1979-1988.
RA312.12 QSB (CL Confidential Coll)

Title no longer made available by the Ministry. Consultation of available issues require prior written permission from the Ministry.

Annual statistics bulletin. Singapore : Ministry of Health. Annual. 1976-1990.
RA312.12 ASM (CL Confidential Coll)

Title no longer made available by the Ministry. Consultation of available issues require prior written permission from the Ministry.

Ministry of Health. Health Service for the Elderly. Annual report.
Singapore : The Ministry. Annual. 1991-1994.
RA312.12 SMHP (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

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.

Ministry of Health. Training and Health Education Dept. Annual report.
Singapore : The Dept., 1982-1996.
RA440.5 STH (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 6, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Title ceased after 1996.
Reports on the health education activities conducted and mass media education activities conducted for the various health campaigns supported by the Ministry of Health.

Primary Health Division. School Health Service. Annual report. Singapore : The Division. Annual. 1981-96.
LB3401 SHS (CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

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.

National health survey 1992 : highlights of main survey findings. Singapore : Ministry of Health, Research and Evaluation Dept, 1993.
RA407.512 Nat (CLSMC)

Chia, K.S. et al. Trends in cancer incidence in Singapore, 1968-1992. Singapore : Singapore Cancer Registry , 1996.
RC279.12 Lee (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 4, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives detailed breakdown of type of cancer by sex, age group, ethnic group.