Italy vs Singapore: Child mortality by sex
Italy
0.2916 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2839 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
185th
Singapore rank
187th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Italy
- Singapore
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2916 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Italy ranks 185th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5681 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6427 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5401 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.146 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.841 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2515 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.5011 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1627 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2857 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0968 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2676 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0374 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Italy or Singapore?
- Italy, at 0.2916 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Italy and Singapore?
- 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Italy ranks 185th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .