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