Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore
Singapore: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore is 0.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore peaked at 1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2014.
Singapore ranks 180th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.81 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.34 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 180 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Belgium 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Denmark 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Greece 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Malta 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Singapore was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2014.
- How does Singapore rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Singapore ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.