Haiti vs Syria: Death rate in armed conflicts
Haiti
10.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Syria
7.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Haiti rank
2nd
Syria rank
3rd
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Haiti
- Syria
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria, a difference of 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Syria ahead.
Haiti ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.2102 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2102 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.0441 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0441 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 0.0648 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Haiti or Syria?
- Haiti, at 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Haiti and Syria?
- 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Syria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Syria rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Haiti ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.