Japan vs Singapore: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Japan
0.8678 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Singapore
1.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
210th
Singapore rank
207th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.08 per 1,000 live births against 0.8678 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.2122 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 207th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 per 1,000 live births | 1.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.1496 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.955 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | 0.1203 per 1,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.8421 per 1,000 live births | 1.03 per 1,000 live births | 0.1902 per 1,000 live births | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.08 per 1,000 live births against 0.8678 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.2122 per 1,000 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 207th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.