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INTRODUCTION
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Ministry of Health
College of Medicine Building, 16 College Road, Singapore 169854
Tel:(65) 6325 9220
Fax:(65) 6224 1677
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WHO Representative in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore
P.O. Box 12550, 50782 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fax:(603) 2093 7446
Office hours:0800 - 1630 (Monday to Friday)
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Singapore is a small country with a total land area of 697.1 square kilometres. The total population is about 4.2 million, with a resident population of 3.44 million in 2003. Singapore has a relatively young population, with only 7.7% of the resident population above 65 years of age. However, the percentage of population over 60 years is projected to increase to 27% by the year 2030.
Table 1. Core population and health data (2003) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
4 185 200 (total) |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
78.90 |
|
[0-14 years] |
(20.80%) (resident) |
[Male] |
76.90 |
|
[65+ years] |
(7.70%) (resident) |
[Female] |
80.90 |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1 000 population) |
|
10.40 |
Total fertility rate |
|
1.26 |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
4.40 |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
100.00 |
|
[Urban] |
… |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births) |
|
2.20 |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
100.00 |
|
[Urban] |
… |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
2.70 |
|
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