These are the statistics on the most common reasons for hospital admission in Singapore.
Top 10 Reasons for Hospitalisation in Singapore
| | 2016
| 2017
| 2018
|
|---|
|
Total No. of Discharges ('000) |
569.2 |
593.8 | 611.9 |
|
% of Total Discharges | | | |
| 1. |
Accident, poisoning and violence
[ICD10AM : S00-T98] | 8.3
| 8.4
| 8.6
|
| 2. |
Cancer
[ICD10AM : C00-C96] | 5.9
| 5.9
| 5.8
|
| 3. |
Pneumonia
[ICD10AM : J12-J18] | 3.2
| 3.3
| 3.2 |
| 4. |
Ischaemic heart diseases
[ICD10AM : I20-I25] | 3.1
| 3.2
| 3.1 |
| 5. |
Intestinal infectious diseases
[ICD10AM: A00-A09] | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 6. |
Other heart diseases
[ICD10AM: I00-I09, I26-I52] | 2.5
| 2.5
| 2.5 |
| 7. |
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
[ICD10AM : L00-L08]
| 2.1
| 2.1
| 2.3
|
| 8. |
Diabetes mellitus
[ICD10AM : E10-E14] | 1.7
| 1.8
| 2.1
|
| 9. |
Cerebrovascular diseases (including stroke)
[ICD10AM : I60-I69] | 1.8
| 1.9 | 2.0
|
| 10. |
Acute upper respiratory infections
[ICD10AM : J00-J06] | 1.9
| 2.1
| 1.9
|
Note:
The tabulation list of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD10AM) has replaced the 9th revision as the adopted code set for the derivation of causes of hospitalisation, with effect from 2012.