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Top 10 Reasons for Hospitalisation in Singapore
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total No. of Discharges ('000) | 631.9 | 651.7 | 682.1 | |
% of Total Discharges | | | | |
| 1. | Accident, poisoning and violence | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| 2. | Cancer | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 3. | Pneumonia | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 4. | Ischaemic heart diseases [ICD10AM : I20-I25] | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 5. | Intestinal infectious diseases [ICD10AM: A00-A09] | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 6. | Other heart diseases | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 7. | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue [ICD10AM : L00-L08] | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 8. | Cerebrovascular diseases (including stroke) | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 9. | Disorder of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas [ICD10AM : K80-K87] | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 10. | Diabetes mellitus [ICD10AM : E10-E14] | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
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.
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- Ministry of Health