Singapore vs Sweden: Child mortality rate
Singapore
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Sweden rank
227th
Child mortality rate over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 230th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5% | 2.2% | 6.2% | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Singapore and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Singapore ranks 230th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.