ANNUAL ECZEMA CASE VOLUME IN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM OVER PAST THREE YEARS AND NUMBER OF ECZEMA PATIENTS BELOW 60 YEARS OLD PER YEAR
7 July 2026
NOTICE PAPER NO. 846
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE PARLIAMENT SITTING ON 07 JULY 2026
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Yeo Wan Ling
MP for Punggol GRC
Question No. 1571
To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) how many eczema cases did our public health system manage per year over the past three years; and (b) of these, how many per year involved patients below 60 years old.
Answer
1 Table 1 below provides the number of visits for eczema-related skin conditions at public health institutions from 2023 to 2025.
Table 1: Visits for eczema-related skin conditions at public healthcare institutions
Year | Number of visits for eczema-related skin conditions | Percentage of visits with patients below 60 years old |
2023 | 40,000 | 46% |
2024 | 72,000 | 48% |
2025 | 77,000 | 46% |
