TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS (Incidence and prevalence rates)
Parliament of Singapore · 15 August 2005
Official Report, 15 August 2005, Vol 80, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS: * * *
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(Incidence and prevalence rates): **
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Dr Tan Sze Wee asked the Minister for Health, with respect to tuberculosis infection in children, and teenagers below the age of 18 years, what are the incidence rates and prevalence rates for each year in the last 10 years.
Mr Khaw Boon Wan: As the notification of tuberculosis is compulsory, we no longer have to estimate its prevalence based on community surveys. Instead, we track and report its annual incidence rate. This is more precise in tracking the trend of the disease.
In the last 10 years, the incidence rate among our young has continued to decline. See following Table.
Table Tuberculosis Incidence Rates Among Singapore Residents Aged 0-19 Years: Year
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Rate per 100,000 population
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1995
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6.4
1996
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7.0
1997
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8.9
1998
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7.1
1999
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7.7
2000
|
7.5
2001
|
6.3
2002
|
5.3
2003
|
4.7
2004
|
5.1
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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 15 August 2005. Republished on SGParliament.