Guyana vs Syria: Child mortality rate
Guyana
2.6%
in 2023
Syria
2.3%
in 2023
Guyana rank
70th
Syria rank
72nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Guyana
- Syria
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Syria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Guyana ranks 70th and Syria ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 23.2% | 10.8% | Syria |
| 1960s | 8.2% | 13.9% | 5.8% | Syria |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | Syria |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Guyana or Syria?
- Guyana, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Guyana and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Syria rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 70th and Syria ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.