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
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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

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
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.