Japan vs Singapore: Infant mortality rates
Japan
0.1649
in 2023
Singapore
0.1727
in 2023
Japan rank
224th
Singapore rank
222nd
Infant mortality rates over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.1727 against 0.1649 in Japan, a difference of 0.0078.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 224th and Singapore ranks 222nd of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.32 | 6.28 | 1.95 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.12 | 2.92 | 0.8024 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.61 | 0.5749 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.5784 | 0.9256 | 0.3471 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4094 | 0.4476 | 0.0382 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2817 | 0.2551 | 0.0265 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2065 | 0.2113 | 0.0048 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.172 | 0.1873 | 0.0153 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.1727 against 0.1649 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.0078, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Japan ranks 224th and Singapore ranks 222nd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.