Lebanon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Lebanon
14.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
15.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
81st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
79th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Lebanon
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 15.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Lebanon, a difference of 0.65 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Lebanon ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 49 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 50.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 39.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 20.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2432 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 12.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 10.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 13.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8864 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Lebanon or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 15.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.65 deaths per 1,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.