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Prevalence Of Overweight, Obesity, Daily Smoking, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidaemia, Sufficient Total Physical Activity And Binge Drinking Among Residents Aged 18-74 Years

Description

Ministry of Health behavioural and chronic-disease prevalence indicators for Singapore residents aged 18–74, published via SingStat for selected years from 2007 through 2023 (overweight, obesity, daily smoking, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, sufficient physical activity, and binge drinking). Public-health analysts compare waves cautiously across NHS, NHSS, and NPHS methodologies. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M870401.

Official description

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH Data Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Update Frequency: Ad-Hoc Footnotes: Data for 2010 are from the National Health Survey. Data for years 2007 and 2013 are from the National Health Surveillance Survey. Data for 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are from the National Population Health Survey. The findings of different surveys are not directly comparable, and should be interpreted with caution, because of differences in the survey methodology. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M870401

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Coverage
2007-01-01 – 2023-12-31
Rows
27
Columns
10

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2023 2021 2019 2007 2022 2020 2017 2013 2010
Overweight (Excluding Obese) - Total na na na na 28.600000 28.800000 27.500000 25.7 29.8
Obese - Total na na na na 11.600000 10.500000 8.600000 8.6 10.5
Daily Smoking - Total 8.8 10.4 10.6 13.3 9.200000 10.100000 11.800000 13.1 13.9
Diabetes Mellitus - Total na na na na 8.500000 9.500000 8.800000 na 8.6
Hypertension - Total na na na na 37.000000 35.500000 24.200000 na 19.8
Hyperlipidaemia - Total na na na na 31.900000 39.100000 35.500000 na 26.2
Sufficient Total Physical Activity - Total 78.5 76 84.6 85.4 74.900000 80.600000 84.000000 79.5 na
Binge Drinking - Total 10.3 9.6 10.2 4.3 9.400000 10.500000 8.800000 7.4 na
Proportion Of Singapore Residents Who Were Screened For Chronic Diseases According To The Recommended Frequency - Total 62.6 59.2 66.3 58.1 60.300000 63.000000 66.400000 56 45.2
Overweight (Excluding Obese) - Male na na na na 33.400000 33.500000 36.200000 30.8 35.1
Obese - Male na na na na 13.100000 11.900000 7.000000 9.4 11.7
Daily Smoking - Male 15.7 17.8 18.4 23.1 16.000000 17.000000 20.600000 23 24
Diabetes Mellitus - Male na na na na 9.700000 10.600000 10.300000 na 9.2
Hypertension - Male na na na na 44.000000 41.000000 27.000000 na 22
Hyperlipidaemia - Male na na na na 36.200000 42.800000 42.800000 na 28.8
Sufficient Total Physical Activity - Male 80 78.1 85.6 85.2 76.700000 80.400000 84.600000 82.5 na
Binge Drinking - Male 13.7 13.8 14.9 6.4 13.100000 14.600000 13.100000 10.7 na
Proportion Of Singapore Residents Who Were Screened For Chronic Diseases According To The Recommended Frequency - Male 61.9 61.3 67.5 59.9 59.200000 63.900000 65.900000 55 47.8
Overweight (Excluding Obese) - Female na na na na 23.900000 24.300000 19.200000 20.7 24.6
Obese - Female na na na na 10.200000 9.300000 10.000000 7.8 9.4
Daily Smoking - Female 2.3 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.700000 3.400000 3.300000 3.6 4.1
Diabetes Mellitus - Female na na na na 7.300000 8.400000 7.400000 na 8
Hypertension - Female na na na na 30.200000 30.200000 21.700000 na 17.6
Hyperlipidaemia - Female na na na na 27.900000 35.800000 28.500000 na 23.6
Sufficient Total Physical Activity - Female 76.9 74.1 83.6 85.7 73.200000 80.700000 83.500000 76.6 na

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2023 Text No
2021 Text No
2019 Text No
2007 Text No
2022 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2013 Text No
2010 Text No