Japan vs Singapore: Children died before five per woman

Japan
0.0038
in 2024
Singapore
0.0035
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
Singapore rank
198th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0038 against 0.0035 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0003.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Singapore ahead.

Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 198th of 200 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
1930s 0.8114 2 1.19 Singapore
1940s 0.5167 1.12 0.6066 Singapore
1950s 0.1714 0.5062 0.3348 Singapore
1960s 0.0549 0.1763 0.1215 Singapore
1970s 0.0274 0.0493 0.0219 Singapore
1980s 0.0134 0.0185 0.005 Singapore
1990s 0.0082 0.0084 0.0002 Singapore
2000s 0.0051 0.0041 0.001 Japan
2010s 0.004 0.003 0.001 Japan
2020s 0.0035 0.003 0.0005 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Japan or Singapore?
Japan, at 0.0038 against 0.0035 in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Japan and Singapore?
0.0003, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
90 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed