Which has higher child mortality rate, Syrian Arab Republic or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?

0.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Palestine, State of: Child mortality rate

Syrian Arab Republic

2.3%

in 2023

Palestine, State of

2.6%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic rank

72nd

Palestine, State of rank

68th

Child mortality rate over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd and Palestine, State of ranks 68th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	23.2%	20.0%	3.2%	Syrian Arab Republic
1960s	13.9%	15.8%	1.8%	Palestine, State of
1970s	8.3%	10.6%	2.3%	Palestine, State of
1980s	5.1%	6.1%	1.1%	Palestine, State of
1990s	3.0%	3.7%	0.7%	Palestine, State of
2000s	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	Palestine, State of
2010s	3.1%	1.9%	1.2%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	2.2%	1.8%	0.4%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Syrian Arab Republic or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?: 0.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of rank globally for child mortality rate?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd and Palestine, State of ranks 68th 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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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
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: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.