Morocco vs Syria: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Morocco
0.9642 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria
0.9508 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Morocco rank
83rd
Syria rank
86th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Morocco
- Syria
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.0134 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 83rd and Syria ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 1960s | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 1970s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 1980s | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 1990s | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.445 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Morocco or Syria?
- Morocco, at 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Morocco and Syria?
- 0.0134 deaths per 100 live births, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Morocco ranks 83rd and Syria ranks 86th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. 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 less than 28 days, per 100 live births .