Russia vs Singapore
Russia vs Singapore: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia and 0.3 per 100 live births in Singapore, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.93 times that in Singapore.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 1969.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Russia | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2.3 | 1 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 2.4 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.8 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 1967 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 4 | 4.1 | 17 |
| 1961 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 6.2 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 6.7 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 7.2 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 7.8 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 8.5 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 9.7 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 10.5 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 11.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 10 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | 11.5 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | 12.6 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | 13.1 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | 35.1 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | 46.3 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | 31.6 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | 23 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | 20.7 | 28 |
| 1938 | – | 25.9 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | 25.2 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | 27.9 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | 25.9 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | 27.5 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | 27.3 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | 28.8 | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | 32.2 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | 34.8 | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 38.5 | – | 36 |
| 1910 | 44 | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 40.3 | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 39.6 | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 36.6 | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 40.3 | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 44.2 | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 37.7 | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 40.6 | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 41.9 | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 44.2 | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 40.9 | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 39 | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 45.3 | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 42.2 | – | 41 |
| 1896 | 44.5 | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 45.3 | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 43 | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 40.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 49.9 | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 44.2 | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 47.4 | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 44.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 40.6 | – | 41 |
| 1887 | 41.6 | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 40.3 | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 43.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 41.3 | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 46.1 | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 48.9 | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 40.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 46.5 | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 40.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 48.7 | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 42.2 | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 45.2 | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | 43.2 | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | 42.6 | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | 42.6 | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | 47.9 | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | 44.5 | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | 40.3 | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | 44.7 | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | 48.6 | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | 39.5 | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025