# Singapore’s 2025 health survey reports higher screening and activity rates

> MOH’s 2025 population health survey put chronic-disease screening participation at 71.5% and sufficient physical activity at 87.3%. Its psychological-distress indicator was 15.9%.

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- Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:40+03:00
- Event / data period: 2025
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Singapore’s Ministry of Health published the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 2025 report on 3 October. It put participation in chronic-disease screening at 71.5% in the 2025 household interviews. The measure covers residents aged 40–74 with no known diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol who were screened for all three conditions at recommended intervals; the rate was 5.2 percentage points above 66.3% in 2019. The share of residents aged 18–74 reporting sufficient total physical activity rose from 84.7% in 2024 to 87.3% in 2025.

The report put the share of people aged 18–74 scoring at least 3 on the GHQ-12 questionnaire at 15.9%; this threshold indicates recent psychological distress and is not, by itself, a diagnosis of a mental disorder. NPHS is an annual cross-sectional household survey, with interview data weighted to the resident population’s age, ethnic-group and sex distribution. The 2025 household interview received 8,119 responses from 11,118 eligible households (a 73.0% response rate); indicators rely on self-reports and do not by themselves establish an effect of Healthier SG.

## Data

### Singapore NPHS 2025: screening and activity indicators

Selected rates from Singapore residents’ 2025 household interview, released by MOH on 3 October 2026; each row retains its own age group and indicator definition.

Methodology: These are weighted rates reported from the 2025 cross-sectional household interview and are based on participant responses. Chronic-disease screening means participation at recommended intervals for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol among residents aged 40–74 without a prior diagnosis. The mental-health indicator is recent psychological distress at a GHQ-12 score of 3 or more; it is not a clinical diagnosis of a mental disorder. The household interview included 8,119 participants from 11,118 eligible households, a 73.0% response rate.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic-disease screening participation, ages 40–74, 2025 | 71.5 | percent | 2025 | observed |  |
| Change in chronic-disease screening participation, 2019–2025, percentage points | 5.2 | percentage points | 2025 | observed | 2019 |
| Sufficient total physical activity, ages 18–74, 2025 | 87.3 | percent | 2025 | observed |  |
| Recent psychological distress measured by GHQ-12, ages 18–74, 2025 | 15.9 | percent | 2025 | observed |  |

Sources: <https://www.moh.gov.sg/others/resources-and-statistics/national-population-health-survey--nphs--2025-report/>, <https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/3/6d240639-e156-403e-bb26-1bdddfe0af6f/NPHS%202025%20Survey%20Report_Final.pdf>, <https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/national-health-surveys-show-singaporeans-are-embracing-healthier-lifestyles--with-a-need-to-improve-our-diet-quality-/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/singapore-national-health-survey-2025-screening-activity/data/nphs-screening-activity?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/singapore-national-health-survey-2025-screening-activity/data/nphs-screening-activity?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Ministry of Health, Singapore — National Population Health Survey 2025](<https://www.moh.gov.sg/others/resources-and-statistics/national-population-health-survey--nphs--2025-report/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-03)
- [Ministry of Health, Singapore — National Population Health Survey 2025 report (PDF)](<https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/3/6d240639-e156-403e-bb26-1bdddfe0af6f/NPHS%202025%20Survey%20Report_Final.pdf>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-03)
- [Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Board, Singapore — survey findings release](<https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/national-health-surveys-show-singaporeans-are-embracing-healthier-lifestyles--with-a-need-to-improve-our-diet-quality-/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-03)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:52:15+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:40+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed.

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