What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye?

507, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Türkiye: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Syrian Arab Republic

5,419

in 2024

Türkiye

4,912

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic rank

55th

Türkiye rank

57th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Türkiye

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 5,419 against 4,912 in Türkiye, a difference of 507.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 195 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,407	81,999	76,592	Türkiye
1970s	6,941	77,983	71,042	Türkiye
1980s	8,261	58,956	50,695	Türkiye
1990s	7,071	36,390	29,319	Türkiye
2000s	6,167	17,569	11,402	Türkiye
2010s	5,121	9,030	3,910	Türkiye
2020s	4,911	5,676	765.2	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Syrian Arab Republic or Türkiye?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 5,419 against 4,912 in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye?: 507, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.