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Number of adults (20–79 years) with diabetes in Singapore (SG)

2000 282.1 thousand
2011 426.7 thousand
2024 699.1 thousand
2050 786.0 thousand

Singapore is one of the 37 countries and territories in the Western Pacific Region.

Data source(s) used for the diabetes estimates in adults:

  1. Ministry of Health Singapore, National Health Survey 2007.
  2. Ministry of Health Singapore, epidemiology and disease control division MOH singapore national health survey, 2010.
  3. Ministry of Health Singapore, epidemiology and disease control division MOH singapore national health survey, 2020.

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Diabetes estimates (20-79 y)
People with diabetes, in 1,000s 282.1 426.7 699.1 786.0
Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % - 9.5 11.4 13.0
Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % - - 37.3 -
People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s - - 260.8 -
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
People with IFG, in 1,000s - - 247.0 224.3
Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % - - 5.0 4.9
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
People with IGT, in 1,000s - 524.4 799.8 798.4
Age-standardised prevalence of IGT, % - 12.4 14.7 15.4
Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y)
Deaths attributable to diabetes - 3,663.0 4,013.2 -
Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % - - 26.2 -
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y)
Live births affected by HIP - - 11,377.5 -
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % - - 27.1 -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes first detected in pregnancy - - 313.1 -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes detected prior to pregnancy - - 526.3 -
Diabetes-related health expenditure
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, USD million - - 1,709.2 1,519.0
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, ID million - - 2,687.1 2,388.1
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, USD - 1,691.0 2,444.9 1,932.5
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, ID - - 3,843.8 3,038.3
Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents
People with type 1 diabetes (all age groups) - - 3,931.0 -
People with type 1 diabetes (0-19 y) - - 454.6 -
Demographics
Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s 2,507.0 3,838.9 4,945.0 4,649.5
Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) - - 1,020,401.5 -
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Diabetes estimates (20-79 y)
People with diabetes, in 1,000s 282.1
Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % -
Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % -
People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s -
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
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Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % -
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
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Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y)
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Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % -
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y)
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Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % -
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Diabetes-related health expenditure
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Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents
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Demographics
Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s 2,507.0
Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) -