At 0.05 per cent, Singapore's death rate is well below the global average of around 3pc, according to data compiled by Reuters from countries that have recorded more than 1,000 cases.
A comparison with countries with a similar sized population shows a stark difference — Denmark's death rate is around 3pc, while Finland's is around 4pc. Furthermore, nobody has died from the disease in Singapore for more than two months, according to its health ministry. The country's leading disease experts said the following are the main factors behind the phenomenon:
infection demographics
aggressive testing
hospitalisation
mandatory masks
