Number of youth deaths in Singapore
Singapore: Number of youth deaths was 167 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Singapore stood at 167 deaths.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Singapore peaked at 469 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 151 deaths, in 2021.
That places Singapore 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Singapore, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 469 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 437 deaths | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 403 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 380 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 359 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 341 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 327 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 312 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 291 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 270 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 262 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 246 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 225 deaths | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 206 deaths | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 192 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 183 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 178 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 176 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 175 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 174 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 170 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 168 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 172 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 171 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 167 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 167 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 162 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 159 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 157 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 155 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 153 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 151 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 152 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 158 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 167 deaths | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358.9 deaths | 270 deaths | 469 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.7 deaths | 174 deaths | 262 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.8 deaths | 155 deaths | 172 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.2 deaths | 151 deaths | 167 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Singapore?
- Number of youth deaths in Singapore was 167 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 469 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 151 deaths in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for number of youth deaths?
- Singapore ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.