Cambodia vs Syria: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Cambodia
1.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria
1.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cambodia rank
79th
Syria rank
78th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.84 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Cambodia, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 79th and Syria ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 8.68 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1098 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0311 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Cambodia or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.84 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Cambodia and Syria?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cambodia ranks 79th and Syria ranks 78th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .