What is youth mortality rate in Singapore?

Youth mortality rate in Singapore was 0.3553 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 8.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3251 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.

How does Singapore rank for youth mortality rate?

Singapore ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Singapore

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.3553 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3553 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

183rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.86 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.3251 deaths per 100 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1954–2024

Youth 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

Singapore recorded 0.3553 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Singapore peaked at 8.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.3251 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.

Singapore ranks 183rd 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	7.39 deaths per 100 live births	6.04 deaths per 100 live births	8.86 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	3.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7372 deaths per 100 live births	0.5563 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4301 deaths per 100 live births	0.38 deaths per 100 live births	0.5237 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3527 deaths per 100 live births	0.3276 deaths per 100 live births	0.3759 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3367 deaths per 100 live births	0.3251 deaths per 100 live births	0.3553 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

180 North Macedonia 0.4041 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Spain 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 South Korea 0.3671 deaths per 100 live births compare
184 Latvia 0.3518 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Italy 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Czechia 0.3479 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 youth mortality rate in Singapore?: Youth mortality rate in Singapore was 0.3553 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 8.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3251 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
How does Singapore rank for youth mortality rate?: Singapore ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.