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 2024 26,442 -1.7 26,888 -
Resident Deaths Number 2024 25,171 -1.5 25,567 -0.1
Citizen Deaths Number 2024 24,328 -1.6 24,726 -0.1
Crude Death Rate 3/

Per 1,000
Residents

2024 6.0 na 6.2 na
Age-Standardised Death Rate 3/ 4/

Per 1,000
Residents

2024 5.3 na 5.6 na
Infant Mortality Rate 3/

Per 1,000
Live-births

2024 2.3 na 2.2 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 2024 83.5 na 83.2 na
Males Years 2024 81.2 na 81.0 na
Females Years 2024 85.6 na 85.3 na
Life Expectancy at Age 65 3/ 5/ Years 2024 21.2 na 20.9 na
Males Years 2024 19.5 na 19.2 na
Females Years 2024 22.7 na 22.4 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 to fix the age structure and eliminate its effect on mortality trends.
5 Life expectancy for 2023 were affected by higher mortality rates, particularly those observed in 2022, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As these higher mortality rates are assumed to apply throughout a lifetime, life expectancy data for 2023 may not accurately represent the number of years individuals can expect to live, if mortality rates return to pre-pandemic levels.