What is infant mortality rate in Singapore?

Infant mortality rate in Singapore was 0.2204 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 5.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.

How does Singapore rank for infant mortality rate?

Singapore ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Singapore

Name: Infant mortality rate in Singapore
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Singapore: Infant mortality rate was 0.2204 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2204 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

186th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.1981 deaths per 100 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate in Singapore, 1954–2024

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

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Singapore stood at 0.2204 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Singapore peaked at 5.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.1981 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.

Singapore ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, 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
1950s	4.59 deaths per 100 live births	3.83 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9234 deaths per 100 live births	0.6733 deaths per 100 live births	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.4351 deaths per 100 live births	0.3214 deaths per 100 live births	0.6132 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2476 deaths per 100 live births	0.2238 deaths per 100 live births	0.3017 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2147 deaths per 100 live births	0.2002 deaths per 100 live births	0.2235 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2065 deaths per 100 live births	0.1981 deaths per 100 live births	0.2204 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

183 South Korea 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births compare
184 Italy 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Monaco 0.2209 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Latvia 0.2154 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Iceland 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Czechia 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Singapore?: Infant mortality rate in Singapore was 0.2204 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 5.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
How does Singapore rank for infant mortality rate?: Singapore ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .