Sri Lanka vs Syria: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0034 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Syria rank
90th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.004 units per square kilometre against 0.0034 units per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Syria ranks 90th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1579 units per square kilometre 0.0553 units per square kilometre 0.1026 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.1123 units per square kilometre 0.0328 units per square kilometre 0.0795 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0575 units per square kilometre 0.0211 units per square kilometre 0.0363 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0232 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0252 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Syria?
Sri Lanka, at 0.004 units per square kilometre against 0.0034 units per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Syria?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Syria ranks 90th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.