Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Data Report 2018

Incidence of OHCA has been on an upward trend in Singapore, with 2,972 cases recorded in 2018. This is due to the rapidly aging population and a rising prevalence of chronic diseases in Singapore, such as diabetes, hypertension and other underlying heart conditions.

The latest OHCA results also found that more bystanders are stepping forward to help save lives. The bystander CPR rate improved tremendously from 22% in 2011 to 61.8% in 2018 while the bystander AED usage rate has gone up from 1.8% to 7.2% in the same period. Watch the presentation by Prof Marcus Ong on the latest OHCA data.

To learn more about the latest OHCA data, click here to download the latest data.