Syria vs Tuvalu: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Syria
1.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria rank
78th
Tuvalu rank
76th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Syria
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Syria ranks 78th and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7816 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.388 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0193 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Syria or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Syria and Tuvalu?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Tuvalu rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Syria ranks 78th and Tuvalu ranks 76th 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 .