Syria vs Palestine: Infant mortality rate by sex
Syria
1.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine
1.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria rank
74th
Palestine rank
73rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Syria
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 1.6 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Palestine ahead.
Syria ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine |
| 1980s | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine |
| 1990s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6249 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4382 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine |
| 2010s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.603 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3689 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Syria or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 1.6 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Syria and Palestine?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Palestine?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Palestine rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Syria ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 73rd 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .