Iceland vs Singapore: Infant mortality by sex
Iceland
0.229 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2333 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
189th
Singapore rank
187th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.229 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Iceland ranks 189th and Singapore ranks 187th 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 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6243 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.6977 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3171 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2667 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0026 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0124 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.2307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0119 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iceland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.229 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iceland and Singapore?
- 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births, with Singapore 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Iceland 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .