Azerbaijan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Mortality rate, under-5

Azerbaijan
17.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
18.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
80th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
77th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 77th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 102.35 per 1,000 live births 47.6 per 1,000 live births 54.75 per 1,000 live births Azerbaijan
1990s 91.37 per 1,000 live births 30.17 per 1,000 live births 61.2 per 1,000 live births Azerbaijan
2000s 55.33 per 1,000 live births 20.37 per 1,000 live births 34.96 per 1,000 live births Azerbaijan
2010s 29.37 per 1,000 live births 30.63 per 1,000 live births 1.26 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 19.64 per 1,000 live births 20.32 per 1,000 live births 0.68 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Azerbaijan or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Azerbaijan ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.