What is child mortality rate in Syria?

Child mortality rate in Syria was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 30.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Syria rank for child mortality rate?

Syria ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Syria

Name: Child mortality rate in Syria
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Child mortality rate was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 8.5%

World rank

78th

of 200 countries

All-time high

30.79 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Syria, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Syria recorded 1.84 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Syria peaked at 30.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Syria ranks 78th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.17 deaths per 100 live births	18.26 deaths per 100 live births	30.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	14 deaths per 100 live births	11.08 deaths per 100 live births	17.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.29 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	10.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.85 deaths per 100 live births	7.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.41 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	3.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Syria

75 Solomon Islands 2 deaths per 100 live births compare
76 Tuvalu 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
78 Cambodia 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Syria

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 73 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 291,183 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 284,651 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,081 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 292,674 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 301,647 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,079 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Syria?: Child mortality rate in Syria was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 30.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Syria rank for child mortality rate?: Syria ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.