Italy vs Singapore: Infant mortality by sex
Italy
0.2473 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2333 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
184th
Singapore rank
187th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Italy
- Singapore
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Italy ranks 184th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2541 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.896 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6337 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2117 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2572 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2667 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1595 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3253 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0961 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2588 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.04 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Italy or Singapore?
- Italy, at 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Italy and Singapore?
- 0.014 deaths per 100 live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Italy ranks 184th 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 .