Child mortality rate in Singapore
Singapore: Child mortality rate was 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
185th
of 200 countries
All-time high
46.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 1944
All-time low
0.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2020
Years of data
93
1930–2024
Child mortality rate in Singapore, 1930–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 0.27 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Singapore peaked at 46.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 34.8 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1931 | 32.2 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 1932 | 28.77 deaths per 100 live births | -10.7% |
| 1933 | 27.32 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1934 | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 25.85 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1936 | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | +8.1% |
| 1937 | 25.15 deaths per 100 live births | -10.0% |
| 1938 | 25.85 deaths per 100 live births | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 20.72 deaths per 100 live births | -19.8% |
| 1940 | 22.96 deaths per 100 live births | +10.8% |
| 1943 | 31.55 deaths per 100 live births | +37.4% |
| 1944 | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | +46.7% |
| 1945 | 35.12 deaths per 100 live births | -24.1% |
| 1946 | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | -62.6% |
| 1947 | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1948 | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
| 1949 | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | -13.2% |
| 1950 | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | +17.0% |
| 1951 | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 1952 | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1953 | 8.48 deaths per 100 live births | -12.5% |
| 1954 | 7.8 deaths per 100 live births | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 7.18 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | -7.4% |
| 1957 | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 1958 | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1959 | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | -8.1% |
| 1960 | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | -8.4% |
| 1961 | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.97 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.84 deaths per 100 live births | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.77 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.69 deaths per 100 live births | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.63 deaths per 100 live births | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.58 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.51 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.48 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.46 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.43 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.41 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.39 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.36 deaths per 100 live births | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.34 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.31 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.29 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.29 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.25 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | +3.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.27 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.47 deaths per 100 live births, 57% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.27 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -62.6% | 35.12 deaths per 100 live births | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1944 | +46.7% | 31.55 deaths per 100 live births | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1943 | +37.4% | 22.96 deaths per 100 live births | 31.55 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 27.61 deaths per 100 live births | 20.72 deaths per 100 live births | 34.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1950s | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 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 | 0.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.316 deaths per 100 live births | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | 0.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Singapore?
- Child mortality rate in Singapore was 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 46.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for child mortality rate?
- Singapore ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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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Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.