Morocco vs Syria: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Morocco
10,726 deaths
in 2023
Syria
11,566 deaths
in 2023
Morocco rank
56th
Syria rank
54th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Morocco
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11,566 deaths against 10,726 deaths in Morocco, a difference of 840 deaths.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 131,120 deaths | 42,101 deaths | 89,018 deaths | Morocco |
| 1960s | 136,155 deaths | 33,601 deaths | 102,554 deaths | Morocco |
| 1970s | 117,704 deaths | 27,015 deaths | 90,689 deaths | Morocco |
| 1980s | 81,833 deaths | 21,158 deaths | 60,675 deaths | Morocco |
| 1990s | 46,387 deaths | 14,650 deaths | 31,737 deaths | Morocco |
| 2000s | 27,718 deaths | 11,528 deaths | 16,191 deaths | Morocco |
| 2010s | 16,754 deaths | 15,884 deaths | 870.6 deaths | Morocco |
| 2020s | 11,365 deaths | 10,057 deaths | 1,308 deaths | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Morocco or Syria?
- Syria, at 11,566 deaths against 10,726 deaths in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Morocco and Syria?
- 840 deaths, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Morocco ranks 56th 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 Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. 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.