Iceland vs Singapore: Child mortality rate by sex
Iceland
0.2601 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2512 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Singapore rank
184th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.0089 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5599 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.7267 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3084 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4885 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5078 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0193 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2957 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2908 deaths per 100 live births | 0.005 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2488 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.2624 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2363 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0261 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Iceland or Singapore?
- Iceland, at 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Iceland and Singapore?
- 0.0089 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 184th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .