Norway vs Singapore: Annual death rates at different ages
Norway
1.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
226th
Singapore rank
229th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 226th and Singapore ranks 229th 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 | 20.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 15.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 10.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 8.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4298 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7328 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2356 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0561 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Norway or Singapore?
- Norway, at 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people, with Norway 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 at different ages?
- Norway ranks 226th and Singapore ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.