Critical Illnesses

are more common

than you think
1 in 4 400+
people in Singapore Young adults below 40
may develop cancer are diagnosed with
in their lifetime1 cancer each year2

1 in 3 10%
Deaths in Singapore of stroke patients in
are a result of heart Singapore are under
disease or stroke3 the age of 504

The good news is, most will The bad news is, some expenses are
survive. not covered by medical insurance.

>80% Household
Bills & Utilities
of patients diagnosed
with early stage (I & Caregiver/
II) cancer survive >5 Domestic Help
years after diagnosis1
Groceries &
Essentials

3 in 5 Transport
dialysis patients with
kidney failure survive Children’s
beyond 5 years5 Education
Mortgages
and Loans

Critical illness protection

cushions your financial burden, Most Singaporeans have an
helping you recuperate and average critical illness gap of:
heal without worry $256,826 6

Sources:
1National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore Cancer Registry, Singapore Cancer

Registry 50th Anniversary Monograph (1968 – 2017), data period from 2013-2017. Speak to your Prudential
2 SingHealth, National Cancer Centre Singapore and Team Singapore athletes set first

national record to support young cancer patients, 2019. Financial Consultant today
3 Ministry of Health, https://www.moh.gov.sg/resources-statistics/singapore-health-

facts/principal-causes-of-death Accessed on 4.00pm, 28 Jul 2020 to find out how you can
4 HealthXchange by SingHealth, One In 10 stroke patients here aged under 50.
5 National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore Renal Registry Report 2018.  close your critical illness gap.
6 ”Life Insurance Industry Boosting Efforts to bridge Singapore’s S$893 Billion Mortality

And Critical Illness Protection Gap” Media Release (26 April 2018)