Iran vs Syria: Deaths by age group

Iran
13,851 deaths
in 2023
Syria
11,566 deaths
in 2023
Iran rank
51st
Syria rank
54th

Deaths by age group over time

  • Iran
  • Syria
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 13,851 deaths against 11,566 deaths in Syria, a difference of 2,285 deaths.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 51st and Syria ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 280,152 deaths 42,101 deaths 238,051 deaths Iran
1960s 272,342 deaths 33,601 deaths 238,741 deaths Iran
1970s 211,891 deaths 27,015 deaths 184,877 deaths Iran
1980s 160,087 deaths 21,158 deaths 138,929 deaths Iran
1990s 72,060 deaths 14,650 deaths 57,410 deaths Iran
2000s 32,291 deaths 11,528 deaths 20,764 deaths Iran
2010s 23,356 deaths 15,884 deaths 7,472 deaths Iran
2020s 15,358 deaths 10,057 deaths 5,301 deaths Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Iran or Syria?
Iran, at 13,851 deaths against 11,566 deaths in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Iran and Syria?
2,285 deaths, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for deaths by age group?
Iran ranks 51st and Syria ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths by age group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.