Child mortality rate in Singapore
Singapore: Child mortality rate was 0.268 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Singapore, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Singapore is 0.268 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Singapore peaked at 2.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.
That places Singapore 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8401 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7671 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.283 deaths per 100 live births | 0.385 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2677 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2819 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2524 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 183 South Korea 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 186 Monaco 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 187 Czechia 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 188 Andorra 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Singapore
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 52,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 64,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 52,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 60,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 49,828 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Singapore?
- Child mortality rate in Singapore was 0.268 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for child mortality rate?
- Singapore ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .