Norway vs Singapore: Child mortality by sex
Norway
0.2735 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2839 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway rank
189th
Singapore rank
187th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2735 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.0104 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 189th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 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 | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6858 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1276 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.7016 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1121 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4575 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1192 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3056 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2857 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0199 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2655 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2676 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Norway or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2735 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.0104 deaths per 100 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Norway ranks 189th 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 .