Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Finland or Singapore?

Finland, at 59 deaths against 51 deaths in Singapore as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Singapore: Number of neonatal deaths

Finland

59 deaths

in 2019

Singapore

51 deaths

in 2019

Finland rank

162nd

Singapore rank

164th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Finland
Singapore

How they compare

Finland currently reports 59 deaths against 51 deaths in Singapore, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 162nd and Singapore ranks 164th of 204 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,048 deaths	1,461 deaths	586.1 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,035 deaths	924.4 deaths	110.3 deaths	Finland
1970s	480.4 deaths	463.8 deaths	16.6 deaths	Finland
1980s	272.5 deaths	267.3 deaths	5.2 deaths	Finland
1990s	194.7 deaths	156 deaths	38.7 deaths	Finland
2000s	119.6 deaths	69.8 deaths	49.8 deaths	Finland
2010s	74.2 deaths	59.6 deaths	14.6 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Finland or Singapore?: Finland, at 59 deaths against 51 deaths in Singapore as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Finland and Singapore?: 8 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Finland ranks 162nd and Singapore ranks 164th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.