In 2022, the leading cause of death for Singaporeans was diseases of the circulatory system with around 8.8 thousand deaths that year. While heart disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide, in many high-income countries, cancer has overtaken heart disease.
Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (May 11, 2023). Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/
Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Leading Causes of Death in Singapore in 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/
Singapore Department of Statistics, Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Leading causes of death in Singapore in 2022, by category [Graph], Singapore Department of Statistics, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625073/singapore-leading-causes-of-death/