Japan vs Singapore: Child mortality around the world
Japan
0.2268
in 2023
Singapore
0.2225
in 2023
Japan rank
229th
Singapore rank
230th
Child mortality around the world over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2268 against 0.2225 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0043.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 229th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3 | 8.47 | 2.17 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.73 | 3.67 | 0.9406 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.98 | 0.6025 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.7859 | 1.13 | 0.3452 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.5672 | 0.5509 | 0.0162 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3823 | 0.3197 | 0.0626 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2857 | 0.2664 | 0.0193 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2292 | 0.2414 | 0.0123 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 0.2268 against 0.2225 in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.0043, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Japan ranks 229th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.