In 2023, the prevalence of mental health issues rose to 15%, up from 13.4% in 2020. 

Mental health in Singapore has gained increasing attention in recent years as awareness of psychological well-being grows.  

Despite the stigma around mental health issues, more Singaporeans are now willing to seek help, supported by government initiatives and expanding mental health services aimed at improving access to care and reducing the burden of mental illness in the community. 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) released its National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 2023, a yearly population health survey that is jointly conducted by MOH and the Health Promotion Board, on Thursday (22 August 2024).

According to the report, the prevalence of mental health issues rose to 15% in 2023, up from 13.4% in 2020. 

The report broke down the results from the survey according to age, gender and ethnicity in Singapore, as follows:  

Age 

The report found that younger adults aged from 18 to 29 years had the highest proportion (26.0%) with poor mental health while the prevalence for other age groups were much lower, ranging from 8.2% for the 60 to 74 years age group to 17.2% for the 30 to 39 years age group. 

The survey findings also revealed that in 2023, Singapore residents aged between 18 to 74 are more inclined to seek help informally from their support network (78.4%) rather than formally from healthcare professionals (62.8%) when struggling to cope with ...