Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Singapore
Singapore: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 1.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.08
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
194th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.08 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Singapore peaked at 4.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 194th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.05 | — |
| 1991 | 3.56 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 3.11 | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 2.74 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 2.45 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 2.25 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 2.11 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | +3.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.62, 41% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.08 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 | 1.74 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.16 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1 | 1.08 | 5 |
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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Singapore?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Singapore was 1.08 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Singapore ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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