In Singapore, cases of individuals dying alone in their homes and being discovered only after an extended period have become an area of concern. These incidents often involve elderly residents or individuals living in isolation, with neighbours or authorities alerted by odours, uncollected mail, or inactivity.
Several documented cases highlight the issue of social isolation in an urbanised and ageing society. Efforts by the government, social organisations, and grassroots initiatives aim to address this, focusing on fostering stronger community ties and implementing welfare checks. Technological solutions, such as emergency alert devices and senior-friendly housing designs, are also being adopted.
These incidents have raised awareness about the importance of social cohesion and the need to support vulnerable individuals, ensuring they are not left behind in a rapidly modernising society.
Documented cases in 2025
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
5 January 2025
Sun
Male
66
4 Boon Keng Road
TNP
2
31 January 2025
Fri
Male
53
Block 510 West Coast Drive
TNP
3
1 February 2025
Sat
Male
71
Block 141 Jalan Bukit Merah
4
2 February 2025
Sun
Male
71
Block 12 Bedok South Avenue 2
STOMP
5
2 March 2025
Sun
Female
82
Block 171 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8
Zaobao
6
12 March 2025
Wed
Female
57
Block 112A, Depot Road
Zaobao
7
28 March 2025
Fri
Male
71
Block 63 Sims Place
Zaobao
Documented cases in 2024
#
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
3 January 2024
Wed
Female
69
Block 19, Telok Blangah Crescent
Asiaone
2
22 January 2024
Mon
Male
58
Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
Shin Min
3
26 January 2024
Fri
Female
58
Block 118, Potong Pasir Avenue 1
Shin Min
4
3 February 2024
Sat
Male
28
Block 47, Owen Road
Mothership
5
10 February 2024
Sat
Female
60
Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah
Asiaone
6
20 February 2024
Tue
Male
70
Block 1, Holland Close
Asiaone
7
20 February 2024
Tue
Male
73
Block 630, Hougang Avenue 8
Mothership
8
14 March 2024
Thu
Male
76
Block 713, Bedok Reservoir Road
Asiaone
9
18 March 2024
Mon
Male
67
Block 313B, Anchorvale Road
Shin Min
10
2 April 2024
Tue
Female
75
Block 8, Saint Georges Lane
Asiaone
11
2 April 2024
Tue
Male
67
Block 174B, Hougang Avenue 1
Asiaone
12
3 April 2024
Wed
Female
87
Block 460, Clementi Avenue 3
Asiaone
13
3 April 2024
Wed
Male
52
Block 461A, Yishun Avenue 6
8 World
14
10 April 2024
Wed
Male
63
Block 125A, Tengah Drive
Zaobao
15
25 April 2024
Thu
Male
70
Block 121, Bukit Merah View
Asiaone
16
23 May 2024
Thu
Male
63
Block 109, Hougang Avenue 1
Zaobao
17
8 June 2024
Sat
Male
65
Block 35, Margaret Drive
Shin Min
18
26 June 2024
Wed
Female
80
Block 245, Jurong East Street 24
Asiaone
19
2 July 2024
Tue
Male
67
Block 36, Circuit Road
Mothership
20
5 July 2024
Fri
Female
60s
Block 110, Bukit Purmei
Shin Min
21
5 July 2024
Fri
Male
69
Block 535, Bedok North Avenue 3
Shin Min
22
13 July 2024
Sat
Male
58
Block 510A, Yishun Street 51
Mothership
23
25 July 2024
Thu
Male
78
Block 17, Ghim Moh Road
Asiaone
24
5 August 2024
Mon
Female
72
Block 146, Bukit Batok West Avenue 6
Asiaone
25
5 August 2024
Mon
Male
69
Block 323, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Asiaone
26
9 August 2024
Fri
Male
59
Block 233A, Sumang Lane
Asiaone
27
13 August 2024
Tue
Male
55
Block 622, Yishun Ring Road
Asiaone
28
16 August 2024
Fri
Female
51
Block 1, Lorong Lew Lian
Zaobao
29
23 August 2024
Fri
Male
71
Block 405A, Northshore Drive
Zaobao
30
27 September 2024
Fri
Male
67
Block 2C, Upper Boon Keng Road
Zaobao
31
2 October 2024
Wed
Male
72
Block 5, Banda Street
Zaobao
32
3 October 2024
Thu
Male
76
Block 15, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
Zaobao
33
23 October 2024
Wed
Female
70s
Block 108, Tampines Street 11
Zaobao
34
27 October 2024
Sun
Male
55
Block 101, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Zaobao
35
29 October 2024
Tue
Male
82
Block 234, Choa Chu Kang Central
Mothership
36
13 November 2024
Wed
Male
59
Block 206A, Punggol Place
Zaobao
37
24 November 2024
Sun
Male
62
Block 499C, Tampines Avenue 9
Asiaone
38
10 December 2024
Tue
Male
78
Block 2, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee
Mothership
39
11 December 2024
Wed
Female
73
Block 23 Chai Chee Road
TNP
40
15 December 2024
Sun
Male
71
Block 338B Kang Ching Road
Straits Times
41
15 December 2024
Sun
Female
67
Block 338B Kang Ching Road
Straits Times
Documented cases in 2023
#
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
8 January 2023
Sun
Female
69
Block 100, Aljunied Crescent
Stomp
2
11 January 2023
Wed
Male
68
Block 376B, Hougang Street 32
Asiaone
3
18 January 2023
Wed
Male
59
Block 257, Serangoon Central Drive
Stomp
4
25 February 2023
Sat
Male
70
Golden Mile Complex
Straits Times
5
26 March 2023
Sun
Male
66
North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre
Stomp
6
26 March 2023
Sun
Female
80
Block 11, Holland Drive
Stomp
7
15 April 2023
Sat
Male
49
Bukit Merah View Market and Hawker Centre
Straits Times
8
18 April 2023
Tue
Male
54
Block 223A, Serangoon Avenue 4
Stomp
9
20 April 2023
Thu
Male
?
Bukit Merah HDB Shophouse
Asiaone
10
24 April 2023
Mon
Female
68
Block 885A, Tampines Street 83
Shin Min
11
24 April 2023
Mon
Female
66
Block 48, Teban Gardens Road
Stomp
12
29 April 2023
Sat
Female
68
Block 224, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
Shin Min
13
5 May 2023
Fri
Male
41
Block 79, Indus Road
Asiaone
14
30 May 2023
Tue
Male
60
Block 5, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
Shin Min
15
2 June 2023
Fri
Male
51
Block 79, Indus Road
Asiaone
16
8 June 2023
Thu
Male
65
Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6
ZaoBao
17
8 June 2023
Thu
Male
62
Block 174C, Hougang Avenue 1
Oriental Daily
18
24 June 2023
Sat
Male
77
Block 174, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Shin Min
19
29 July 2023
Sat
Female
67
Block 93, Henderson Road
Asiaone
20
29 July 2023
Sat
Male
70
Block 93, Henderson Road
Asiaone
21
12 September 2023
Tue
Female
62
Block 503A, Canberra Link
Shin Min
22
12 September 2023
Tue
Male
60s
Block 214, Kim Tian Place
Shin Min
23
4 October 2023
Wed
Male
93
Block 54, Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
Asiaone
24
23 October 2023
Mon
Male
76
Block 179, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8
Stomp
25
6 November 2023
Mon
Male
63
Block 33, Eunos Crescent
Asiaone
26
13 November 2023
Mon
Male
67
Block 10R, Braddell Hill
Stomp
27
15 November 2023
Wed
Female
42
Waterbank at Dakota
Shin Min
28
18 November 2023
Sat
Male
56
Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah
8 World
29
18 November 2023
Sat
Male
56
Block 43, Circuit Road
8 World
30
22 November 2023
Wed
Male
61
Block 423B, Northshore Crescent
Shin Min
31
4 December 2023
Mon
Male
70
Block 115, Jalan Bukit Merah
Shin Min
32
6 December 2023
Wed
Male
53
Block 443B, Fernvale Road
Asiaone
33
10 December 2023
Sun
Female
70
Block 113, Bedok North Street 2
Shin Min
34
14 December 2023
Thu
Male
81
Block 25, Hougang Avenue 3
Asiaone
35
17 December 2023
Sun
Male
61
Block 128, Bukit Merah View
Shin Min
36
27 December 2023
Wed
Male
74
Block 50, Dorset Road
Mothership
37
27 December 2023
Wed
Male
64
Block 83, Commonwealth Close
Mothership
38
29 December 2023
Fri
Male
60
Block 208, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
Mothership
Documented cases in 2022
#
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
13 January 2022
Thu
Male
67
Block 170, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Mothership
2
21 February 2022
Mon
Male
58
Block 203, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Shin Min
3
5 April 2022
Tue
Female
34
L'viv Condominium
CNA
4
16 April 2022
Sat
Male
46
No address
CNA
5
1 May 2022
Sun
Male
78
Block 17, Ghim Moh Road
ZaoBao
6
21 June 2022
Tue
Male
54
Block 85, Commonwealth Close
Asiaone
7
13 August 2022
Sat
Male
79
Block 214, Boon Lay Place
ZaoBao
8
30 August 2022
Tue
Female
83
Ghim Moh
ZaoBao
9
2 September 2022
Fri
Female
63
Block 2, Hougang Avenue 3
Shin Min
10
8 October 2022
Sat
Male
44
Block 126, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Asiaone
11
22 October 2022
Sat
Male
70
Block 285, Tampines Street 22
Asiaone
12
22 October 2022
Sat
Female
92
Block 285, Tampines Street 22
Asiaone
Documented cases in 2021
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
1 June 2021
Tue
Female
73
Block 230, Serangoon Avenue 4
Shin Min
2
17 August 2021
Tue
Male
?
Block 51, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
Shin Min
3
4 September 2021
Sat
Female
74
Block 514, Bedok North Avenue 2
Asiaone
4
3 October 2021
Sun
Male
55
241, Tanjong Katong Road
ZaoBao
5
19 October 2021
Tue
Male
86
Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre
ZaoBao
6
19 October 2021
Tue
Male
86
Block 32, Bendemeer Road
WanBao
7
29 October 2021
Fri
Male
30s
Block 18, Marsiling Lane
WanBao
8
17 November 2021
Wed
Male
72
Block 105, Towner Road
Shin Min
9
26 December 2021
Sun
Male
63
Block 100, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
ZaoBao
Documented cases pre-2021
#
Date
Day
Gender
Age
Location
Source
1
3 January 2010
Sun
Female
56
Block 110, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Shin Min
2
June 2011
—
Male
63
Block 139, Potong Pasir Avenue 3
Asiaone
3
2016
—
Male
82
Geylang Bahru
Asiaone
4
8 September 2016
Thu
Male
52
Block 835, Woodlands Street 83
ZaoBao
5
28 December 2017
Thu
Male
70s
Laguna Park
Asiaone
6
28 December 2017
Thu
Male
68
Block 621B, Edgefield Walk
Straits Times
7
30 December 2017
Sat
Male
52
Block 57, New Upper Changi Road
Straits Times
8
9 January 2018
Tue
Male
65
Block 30, Marine Crescent
CNA
9
21 September 2018
Fri
Female
79
67, Worthing Road
ZaoBao
10
21 September 2018
Fri
Male
60
67, Worthing Road
ZaoBao
11
2 December 2018
Sun
Male
79
Block 4, Beach Road
Asiaone
12
29 January 2019
Tue
Male
77
Block 440, Tampines Street 43
Straits Times
13
February 2019
—
Female
80s
The Shore Residences
Asiaone
14
28 September 2019
Sat
Male
68
Bedok North Avenue 1
Asiaone
15
28 September 2019
Sat
Male
53
Block 32, Marsiling Drive
ZaoBao
