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Healthcare at a glance

Overview of our healthcare system

Last updated 25 September 2025

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Healthcare capacity
Total healthcare workforce
Community care for seniors
Healthcare expenditure
Population health

Healthcare capacity

12,000

public hospital beds

20,371

nursing home beds

26

polyclinics

1,400

CHAS GP clinic

Total healthcare workforce

120,300

healthcare workers

Community care for seniors

223

active ageing centres

17,100

home care places

Healthcare expenditure

$16.8b

Government Health Expenditure (2022)

Population health

75 yrs

Health Adjusted Life Expectancy at Birth (Source: Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021)