Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore
Singapore: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
183rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.381 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore stood at 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore peaked at 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
That places Singapore 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4205 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4065 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4099 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3929 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.384 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4045 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3974 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3847 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3876 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3956 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3977 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4034 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4228 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4297 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 50% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457 deaths per 100,000 people, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3996 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4205 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4042 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3847 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4297 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 180 Uganda 0.4999 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Bhutan 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Tajikistan 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Nicaragua 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Iraq 0.4348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Singapore was 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Singapore rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Singapore ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.