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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Singapore


Country Typology: Low disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • Lancet Estimates: Preterm Birth Rate per 100 Live Births: 8.2 [7.7-8.7] 1
  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 132 [101, 169] 2

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 3

  • DALYs per 100,000: 1.32 [0.71, 2.26]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.00 [0.00, 0.00]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 2525.2 [2230.4, 2875.7] 4

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 5

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    Target: Calcium supplements may be prescribed by a doctor in women with lactose intolerance.
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Dairy: Milk, cheese, yogurt
    • Beancurd
    • Leafy greens
    • Small fish with bones
    • Fortified soymilk or juice

References:

1 Preterm Births - Lancet Estimates
Ohuma EO, Moller A-B, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global. estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2023; 402: 1261–71.

2 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

4 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

5 Antenatal Care Guidelines
Ministry of Health. Nutrition During Pregnancy—Eating Right for Two. January 2021. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/pregnancy-nutrition-during-pregnancy-eating-right-for-two