Singapore vs Sweden: Infant mortality rates
Singapore
0.1727
in 2023
Sweden
0.1861
in 2023
Singapore rank
222nd
Sweden rank
220th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1861 against 0.1727 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0134.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 220th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.28 | 1.83 | 4.44 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.92 | 1.41 | 1.51 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.61 | 0.921 | 0.6912 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.9256 | 0.6484 | 0.2772 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4476 | 0.4476 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2551 | 0.2946 | 0.0394 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2113 | 0.2336 | 0.0223 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1873 | 0.2027 | 0.0154 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.1861 against 0.1727 in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Singapore and Sweden?
- 0.0134, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Singapore ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 220th 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.