Healthcare Statistics: Hospital Admission and Outpatient Attendance
This is a summary of hospital admission and outpatient attendance statistics in Singapore.
Article last reviewed 02
June
2022
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Admissions and Outpatient Attendances
2018
2019
2020
Hospital Admissions 1
ACUTE HOSPITALS2 PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS4
Admissions
584,819
618,136
556,511
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
15.4
15.0
12.3
► 15-64 years
51.9
51.5
54.0
► 65 years & above
32.8
33.5
33.7
Male
► 0-14 years
17.5
16.9
13.3
► 15-64 years
48.6
48.3
52.5
► 65 years & above
33.9
34.9
34.2
Female
► 0-14 years
13.4
13.3
11.3
► 15-64 years
54.9
54.5
55.5
► 65 years & above
31.7
32.2
33.2
Public
Admissions
455,272
483,939
444,863
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
13.0
12.5
10.1
► 15-64 years
48.1
48.0
50.9
► 65 years & above
38.9
39.5
39.0
Male
► 0-14 years
14.2
13.5
10.5
► 15-64 years
47.5
47.2
51.9
► 65 years & above
38.4
39.3
37.6
Female
► 0-14 years
11.8
11.5
9.8
► 15-64 years
48.8
48.8
49.7
► 65 years & above
39.4
39.7
40.5
Non-Public3
Admissions
129,547
134,197
111,648
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
23.7
24.0
21.1
► 15-64 years
65.0
64.3
66.6
► 65 years & above
11.3
11.7
12.3
Male
► 0-14 years
32.1
32.2
28.9
► 15-64 years
53.5
53.1
55.5
► 65 years & above
14.4
14.8
15.6
Female
► 0-14 years
18.2
18.6
16.0
► 15-64 years
72.6
71.7
73.8
► 65 years & above
9.2
9.7
10.2
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
Admissions
9,215
9,234
8,426
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0 -14 years
1.0
1.1
1.3
► 15-64 years
87.6
86.3
85.9
► 65 years & above
11.4
12.5
12.8
Male
► 0-14 years
0.6
0.8
0.8
► 15-64 years
88.8
87.3
87.1
► 65 years & above
10.6
11.9
12.2
Female
► 0-14 years
1.8
1.7
2.2
► 15-64 years
85.5
84.8
84.2
► 65 years & above
12.7
13.5
13.7
Public
Admissions
9,215
9,234
8,426
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
1.0
1.1
1.3
► 15-64 years
87.6
86.3
85.9
► 65 years & above
11.4
12.5
12.8
Male
► 0-14 years
0.6
0.8
0.8
► 15-64 years
88.8
87.3
87.1
► 65 years & above
10.6
11.9
12.2
Female
► 0-14 years
1.8
1.7
2.2
► 15-64 years
85.5
84.8
84.2
► 65 years & above
12.7
13.5
13.7
Non-Public3
Admissions
-
-
-
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
-
-
-
► 65 years & above
-
-
-
Male
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
-
-
-
► 65 years & above
-
-
-
Female
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
-
-
-
► 65 years & above
-
-
-
COMMUNITY HOSPITALS 4
Admissions
17,899
20,043
20,848
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
0.1
0.1
0.0
► 15-64 years
19.4
19.4
28.4
► 65 years & above
80.5
80.5
71.6
Male
► 0-14 years
0.3
0.1
0.1
► 15-64 years
23.8
23.7
38.6
► 65 years & above
75.9
76.2
61.3
Female
► 0-14 years
0.1
0.0
0.0
► 15-64 years
15.6
15.7
16.3
► 65 years & above
84.3
84.3
83.7
Public5
Admissions
8,271
10,215
11,169
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
21.0
20.7
30.9
► 65 years & above
79.0
79.3
69.1
Male
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
24.6
25.6
42.4
► 65 years & above
75.4
74.4
57.6
Female
► 0-14 years
-
-
-
► 15-64 years
17.9
16.6
17.1
► 65 years & above
82.1
83.4
82.9
Non-Public3
Admissions
9,628
9,828
9,679
% of Admissions (Age Groups)
Total
► 0-14 years
0.3
0.1
0.1
► 15-64 years
18.0
18.0
25.5
► 65 years & above
81.7
81.8
74.5
Male
► 0-14 years
0.5
0.3
0.1
► 15-64 years
23.1
21.8
34.3
► 65 years & above
76.4
77.9
65.6
Female
► 0-14 years
0.1
0.0
0.0
► 15-64 years
13.7
14.7
15.4
► 65 years & above
86.2
85.3
84.6
Residential Long Term Care Admissions
► Nursing Homes6
4,461
4,216
3,479
► Inpatient Hospice Care7
1,263
1,322
1,984
Centre-based Care Attendances8
► Dementia Day Care
396,829
486,530
372,098
► Day Care/Community Rehabilitation
850,942
1,020,735
735,919
Day Care
431,088
523,299
410,741
Community Rehabilitation
419,854
497,436
325,178
Home Care Visits
► Home Nursing
82,228
86,010
90,783
► Home Medical
9,549
10,568
15,755
Home Palliative Care Visits9
► Home Palliative Care
67,670
64,937
63,783
Palliative Nursing
na
na
na
Palliative Medical
na
na
na
Psychosocial
na
na
na
A&E Attendances ('000) (Public Hospitals)
1,005.4
1,081.5
903.4
Attendances at Specialist Outpatient Clinics ('000) (Public Hospitals)
5,106.1
5,285.3
4,477.1
Attendances at Polyclinics ('000)
6,323.8
6,691.3
5,992.7
Attendances at Public Sector Dental Clinics 10('000)
1,083.7
1,070.8
696.3
Notes:
Public health facilities refer to those owned or controlled by a government unit or another public corporation (where control is defined as the ability to determine the general corporate policy).
Not-for-profit health facilities refer to those producing health goods and services, but are not permitted to be a source of income, profit or financial gain for the unit(s) that establish, control or finance them.
Private health facilities refer to those set up for the purpose of producing health goods and services and are capable of generating a profit or other financial gains for their owners.
A residential health facility providing more than one residential care service will be categorised based on its highest level of medical capability (LMC), provided the highest LMC beds make up at least 25 percent of total bed capacity. For example, a health facility providing both community hospital and chronic sick services will be categorised as a 'Community Hospital' if its number of community hospital beds is at least 25 percent of its total bed capacity.
1 Refer to inpatient discharges.
2 Comprises both general hospitals and specialty centres (excluding Psychiatric Hospitals) with acute care inpatient facilities.
3 "Non-Public" comprises "Private" and "Not-for-Profit" health facilities.
4 Refer to inpatient discharges for all services (including chronic sick and inpatient hospice) in community hospital.
5 With effect from Apr 2011, the ownership of Bright Vision Hospital was transferred to Singapore Health Services (Public).
6 Includes admissions for chronic sick services.
7 Includes inpatient hospice admissions regardless of facility.
8 From 2015 onwards, Centre-based Care services is divided into Dementia Day Care, Day Care and Community Rehabilitation to better reflect the community care landscape. Day Care and Community Rehabilitation attendances were aggregated prior to 2015.
9 - From 2011 onwards, Home Palliative Care includes Nursing, Medical and Psychosocial - From 2015 onwards, Palliative Nursing, Palliative Medical and Psychosocial are streamlined into Home Palliative Care. Home Palliative Care visits consolidates the multiple services prior to 2015.
10 Include dental services/clinics in hospitals, polyclinics, schools and National Dental Centre.
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