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Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y)  1/		 Previous
Period Data		 % Change
(Y-o-Y)  2/
Death and Life Expectancy            
Total Deaths Number 2022 26,891 10.7 24,292 10.1
Resident Deaths Number 2022 25,586 10.0 23,270 10.9
Crude Death Rate 3/

Per 1,000
Residents

 2022 6.3 na 5.8 na
Age-Standardised Death Rate 3/ 4/

Per 1,000
Residents

 2022 5.9 na 5.6 na
Infant Mortality Rate 3/

Per 1,000
Live-births

2022 1.8  na 1.8 na
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y)  1/		 Previous
Period Data		 % Change
(Y-o-Y)  2/
Life Expectancy at Birth 3/ 5/ Years 2022 83.0 na 83.2 na
Males Years 2022 80.7 na 80.8 na
Females Years 2022 85.2 na 85.5 na
Life Expectancy at Age 65 3/ 5/ Years 2022 20.7 na 20.9 na
Males Years 2022 19.0 na 19.1 na
Females Years 2022 22.3  na 22.6 na

Data are preliminary when first released.
na not available or not applicable.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3 Refers to the resident population (i.e. Singapore citizens and permanent residents).
4 The Singapore resident population as at June 2020 is used as the standard population which is chosen to fix the age structure to eliminate its effect on mortality trends.
5 Life expectancy in 2020-2022 have been affected by higher mortality rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They may not be representative of the number of years individuals can expect to live, if mortality rates were to return to pre-pandemic levels.