What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 7.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.

How does Singapore rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Singapore ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Singapore

Name: Child mortality by income level of country 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: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.268 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.268 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

185th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.2434 deaths per 100 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality by income level of country 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 0.268 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Singapore peaked at 7.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.

Singapore ranks 185th 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	6.44 deaths per 100 live births	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	7.8 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	2.86 deaths per 100 live births	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	0.8401 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5496 deaths per 100 live births	0.41 deaths per 100 live births	0.7671 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3152 deaths per 100 live births	0.283 deaths per 100 live births	0.385 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2677 deaths per 100 live births	0.2466 deaths per 100 live births	0.2819 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2524 deaths per 100 live births	0.2434 deaths per 100 live births	0.268 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 South Korea 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare
184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Monaco 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Czechia 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Andorra 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 22,570 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 4.53 million (2025)
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Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,792 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 72.4% (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,576 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Singapore?: Child mortality by income level of country in Singapore was 0.268 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 7.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
How does Singapore rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Singapore ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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