Lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore
Singapore: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0058 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore stood at 0.0058. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 81.3% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore peaked at 0.0365 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0058, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0333 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0277 | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0304 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0365 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0297 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0268 | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0257 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0257 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0254 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0249 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.023 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.019 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.008 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.007 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 | +73.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 | +57.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0312 | +62.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 | -81.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0058 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 64% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0058 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1735, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +73.7% | 0.007 | 0.0122 |
| 2023 | -81.3% | 0.0312 | 0.0058 |
| 2022 | +62.2% | 0.0192 | 0.0312 |
| 2021 | +57.4% | 0.0122 | 0.0192 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0316 | 0.0277 | 0.0365 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 | 0.0216 | 0.0297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 | 0.0101 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 | 0.007 | 0.0099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 | 0.0058 | 0.0312 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Singapore was 0.0058 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0365 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Singapore ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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