Number of maternal deaths in Singapore
Singapore: Number of maternal deaths was 3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Singapore, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Singapore peaked at 15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
That places Singapore 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More health data for Singapore
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 22,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 21,250 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.53 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 75.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 22,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,576 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Singapore?
- Number of maternal deaths in Singapore was 3 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Singapore ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.