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Singapore Statistics

Every day, 17 people die from cardiovascular disease (heart diseases and stroke) in Singapore. Cardiovascular disease accounted for 30.1% of all deaths in 2017. This means that 1 out of 3 deaths in Singapore, is due to heart diseases or stroke.

PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS

Source: Ministry Of Health

2015 2016 2017
Total No. of Deaths 19,862 20,017 20,905
Ischaemic Heart Diseases 16.7% 17.0% 18.5%
Cerebrovascular Diseases (including stroke) 6.8% 6.6% 6.3%
Hypertensive Diseases (including hypertensive heart disease) 3.9% 4.0% 3.4%
Other Heart Diseases 2.2% 1.9% 1.9%
Total % of Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease 29.6% 29.5% 30.1%
Total No. of Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease 5,879 5,905 6,292


MORTALITY BY SEX AND CAUSES OF DEATH

Breakdown by Gender (%)

2017 Total Male Female
Total No. of Deaths in 2017 20,905 11,363 9,542
Heart & Hypertensive Diseases 4,970 2,989 1,981
Cerebrovascular Diseases (including stroke) 1,310 596 714
Total No. of Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease 6,280 3,585 2,695

Source: Report on Registration of Births and Deaths 2017 by the Registry of Births and Deaths, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore

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