Syrian Arab Republic vs Palestine, State of: Infant mortality rate by sex

Syrian Arab Republic
1.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
1.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic rank
74th
Palestine, State of rank
73rd

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 1.6 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Syrian Arab Republic, 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, State of ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 74th and Palestine, State of ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 5.38 deaths per 100 live births 8 deaths per 100 live births 2.62 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
1980s 3.82 deaths per 100 live births 5.1 deaths per 100 live births 1.28 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
1990s 2.42 deaths per 100 live births 3.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.6249 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
2000s 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 2.12 deaths per 100 live births 0.4382 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
2010s 2.1 deaths per 100 live births 1.49 deaths per 100 live births 0.603 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 1.7 deaths per 100 live births 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 0.3689 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Syrian Arab Republic or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 1.6 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine, State of rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 74th and Palestine, State of 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .