North Korea vs Syria: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
North Korea
2.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Syria
2.4 per 1,000
in 2024
North Korea rank
71st
Syria rank
69th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.4 per 1,000 against 2.3 per 1,000 in North Korea, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.
North Korea ranks 71st and Syria ranks 69th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.04 per 1,000 | 5.12 per 1,000 | 2.92 per 1,000 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 6.03 per 1,000 | 2.8 per 1,000 | 3.23 per 1,000 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.01 per 1,000 | 5.98 per 1,000 | 2.97 per 1,000 | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2.76 per 1,000 | 0.36 per 1,000 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male, North Korea or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.4 per 1,000 against 2.3 per 1,000 in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.1 per 1,000, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- North Korea ranks 71st and Syria ranks 69th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.