Lebanon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Child mortality rate by sex

Lebanon
1.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
1.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lebanon rank
82nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
79th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Lebanon
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.66 deaths per 100 live births against 1.6 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Lebanon ranks 82nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 7.6 deaths per 100 live births 20.24 deaths per 100 live births 12.64 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 6.17 deaths per 100 live births 14.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.92 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 7.61 deaths per 100 live births 8.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.5551 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 5.98 deaths per 100 live births 4.79 deaths per 100 live births 1.18 deaths per 100 live births Lebanon
1990s 2.42 deaths per 100 live births 2.77 deaths per 100 live births 0.3541 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 1.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.3625 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 1.21 deaths per 100 live births 2.87 deaths per 100 live births 1.66 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 1.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.3519 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Lebanon or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.66 deaths per 100 live births against 1.6 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Lebanon ranks 82nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .