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Percentage of Primary 1 and Equivalent Age Groups Medically Screened

Description

Ministry of Health CSV of the percentage of Primary 1 and equivalent age groups medically screened in Singapore from 2006 through 2022. Columns cover year and percent; notes flag survey-series changes and sharp drops in 2020–2021 when primary-school health screening was disrupted. Child-health planners monitor school-entry screening coverage.

Official description

Percentage of Primary 1 and equivalent age groups medically screened Notes 1. Data for years 2010 to 2016 is from Health Behaviour Surveillance Survey (HBSS) series, which has been discontinued, while data for 2019 was collected from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 2019, which is a new series of health survey. 2. Data for years 2010 to 2016 are based on adults aged 25 to 69 years, while data for 2019 is based on adults aged 25 to 74 years. 3. Significant decrease in no. of P1 students screened in 2020 and 2021 due to disruption of Primary School health screening.

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Coverage
2006-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Rows
17
Columns
2

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Data

Year Percent
2006 99.000000
2007 99.000000
2008 98.000000
2009 98.000000
2010 99.000000
2011 98.000000
2012 99.000000
2013 99.000000
2014 99.000000
2015 99.000000
2016 99.000000
2017 99.000000
2018 99.000000
2019 97.000000
2020 37.000000
2021 45.000000
2022 96.000000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Percent Numeric (Percentage) No