Norway vs Singapore: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Norway
1.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
227th
Singapore rank
225th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 227th and Singapore ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 13.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 8.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2609 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6693 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2205 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1415 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Norway or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Norway ranks 227th and Singapore ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.