Health Literacy Statistics Singapore

The data derived from a 3 question optional health literacy module authorized for inclusion in the 2016 behavioral risk.

Health literacy statistics singapore. 1 department of pharmacy faculty of science national university of singapore singapore. Download from the singstat table builder over 1 800 data tables from 60 public sector agencies. Adults are defined as people 16 years of age and older living in households.

Epub 2011 apr 5. Ko y 1 lee jy toh mp tang we tan as. Adults who could not be interviewed because of language spoken or cognitive or mental disabilities 3 percent in 2003 are excluded from this figure.

Some examples of our local work include 2 studies on mental health literacy of healthcare providers3 4 and another on the influence of health literacy on health related quality of life amongst patients with rheumatic diseases5. Use of improved drinking water sources 2011 total. A health literacy report pdf icon pdf 3 mb this report analyzed data generated by a first attempt to scale up population surveillance of health literacy in the context of large scale public health data collection.

Females as a of males 2008 2012 primary ger. Download singstat mobile app for fast free and easy access to singapore official statistics and key asean statistics. Singapore has a high level of literacy with almost 96 of its population aged 15 and above being literate 1however as evidence demonstrates this does not always translate into high levels of health literacy and consequently better health outcomes.

To the top. Na with post secondary qualifications among residents aged 25 years over 4 2019. Females as a of males 2008 2012 95 7.

Singapore 24 august 2017 more than 70 per cent of singaporeans think they are healthy but a large number of them are not eating enough greens and fruits nor getting enough exercise 1 according to prudential singapore s health literacy poll 2. Please note that the data for all countries is in the process of being updated. Latest data change.