Japan vs Singapore: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Japan
0.0038 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Singapore
0.0035 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
Singapore rank
198th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.8114 under-five deaths per woman | 2 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1940s | 0.5167 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6066 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.1714 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5062 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3348 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1763 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1215 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.0274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0493 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0219 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.001 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | 0.003 under-five deaths per woman | 0.001 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.003 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 90 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 198th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).