Health in Brunei

It consists of around 15 health centers, ten clinics and 22 maternal facilities, considered to be of reasonable standard.

Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading cause of death in the country, with life expectancy around 75 years, a vast improvement from 1961.

[2] Brunei's human development index (HCI) improved from 0.81 in 2002 to 0.83 in 2021, expanding at an average annual rate of 0.14%.

[4] Brunei is the second country in Southeast Asia after Singapore to be rated 47th out of 189 nations on the UN HDI 2019 and has maintained its position in the Very High Human Development category.

In 2016, Brunei had an overall disease burden of 87.5 DALYs per 1000 people, of which 58% were caused by premature mortality and 42% by non-fatal health effects.

80% of the illnesses burden was attributable to non-communicable diseases, which is close to the percentage in high-income nations (85%).

Heart disease (15.7%), cerebrovascular disorders (9.2%), diabetes mellitus (9.8%), and cancer (19%) were the top killers in Brunei.

[14] The maternal mortality ratio measures how many women per 100,000 live births pass away from pregnancy-related reasons while they are pregnant or within 42 days following delivery.

Utilizing data on the ratio of maternal fatalities among non-AIDS deaths among women aged 15 to 49, fertility, birth attendants, and good documentation practice, the statistics are evaluated using a regression model.

From 12% in 1997 to 27.2% in 2011, the Ministry of Health National Hospitals in Brunei have shown a sharp increase in the prevalence of obesity.

Despite this, they established the RIPAS Hospital's Obesity Clinic in 2006 with the goal of offering a thorough, all-encompassing, interdisciplinary approach to weight management, nutrition, and metabolism that promotes both good mental and physical health.

The Health Promotion Centre opened in November 2008 and serves to educate the public on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle.

[18] The government covers the cost of sending citizens overseas to access treatments and facilities not available in the country.

[31] Fifty-eight nurse managers were appointed in RIPAS to improve service and provide better medical care.

[33] It is now called the PAPRSB (Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'datul Bolkiah) Institute of Health Sciences.