Norway vs Singapore: Infant mortality by sex
Norway
0.2253 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2333 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway rank
190th
Singapore rank
187th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.008 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5887 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.9002 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1145 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.5674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0994 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2667 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1048 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0209 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Norway or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.008 deaths per 100 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Norway ranks 190th 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 .