Number of Couples Undergoing In-vitro Fertilisation Treatments in Past Five Years

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years, what is the number of couples undergoing in-vitro fertilisation treatments.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: Based on available data, the numbers of assisted reproduction treatment cycles undergone by women annually from 2015 to 2019 are as follows (rounded off to the nearest hundred): 7,100 cycles in 2015, 7,200 cycles in 2016, 7,700 cycles in 2017, 8,500 cycles in 2018 and 8,700 cycles in 2019.