Principal Causes of Death

From cancer to heart disease and diabetes, find out which of these are the top causes of death in Singapore

Death Statistics by Cause in Singapore
 


 
​2021
 
​2022
 
​2023
 
Total No. of Deaths24,292
 
26,891
 
26,888
% of Total Deaths
1.Cancer
[ ICD10 : C00-C97 ]
 
26.4​
 
​23.9
 
​24.6
2.
 
Pneumonia
[ ICD10 : J12-J18 ]
 
20.1​
 
​20.0
 
​23.5 
3.Ischaemic heart diseases
[ ICD10 : I20-I25 ]
 
18.4​
 
​19.7
 
​19.7
 
4.Cerebrovascular diseases (including stroke)
[ ICD10 : I60-I69 ]
 
6.1​
 
​5.8
 
​5.6
 
​5. 
 

Hypertensive diseases (including hypertensive heart disease)

[ ICD10 : I10-I15 ]
 

2.7
 
​3.7
 
​3.1
 
6.
 
External causes of morbidity and mortality
[ ICD10 : V01-Y89 ]
 
​3.4
 
​3.3
 
​3.1
 
7.Nephritis, nephrotic sydrome & nephrosis
[ ICD10 : N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27]
 
3.3
 
2.9​2.94
8.
 
Other heart diseases
[ ICD10 : I00-I09, I26-I51]
2.3​
 
​2.3
 
​2.3
 
9.
 
Urinary tract infection
[ ICD10 :N39.0]
 
​2.2
 
​2.1
 
​2.0
 
10.Chronic obstructive lung diseases
[ ICD10 : J40-J44 ]
​1.1
 
​1.2
 
​1.2
 


Notes:
 

The mortality tabulation list of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision has 

        replaced the 9th revision as the adopted code set for the derivation of causes of death, 

        with effect from 2012.

For data prior to 2012, refer to downloads 

Refers to the top 10 causes of death only



 

Downloads

Principal Causes of Death [XLS, 36KB]
 


 


 

 

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