Infant Mortality Rate: Singapore

Analysis# Singapore Infant Mortality Rate Singapore's infant mortality rate stands at 2.2 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting one of the world's lowest rates. This represents a dramatic 93.8% decline from 35.5 per 1,000 births in 1960, demonstrating six decades of consistent progress in child health. The nation achieved its all-time low of 2 per 1,000 births in 2018, a threshold it maintained through 2021 before experiencing a slight uptick to 2.2 by 2024. The period from 1960 to the early 2000s saw the steepest improvements, driven by advances in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and disease prevention. Since 2015, the rate has stabilized in the 2.0–2.2 range, indicating a plateau near biological minimums. The marginal fluctuations in recent years suggest Singapore has reached saturation levels where further reductions become increasingly difficult, as most preventable causes have been effectively addressed.