Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 0.964 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4343 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4163 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4125 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3928 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3878 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3801 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3772 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3747 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3749 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3799 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4542 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7254 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7451 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9181 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9154 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9103 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.964 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7786 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6087 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +59.7% | 0.4542 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7254 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4343 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3799 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.964 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5131 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 174 Bangladesh 0.538 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Belize 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Kyrgyzstan 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Algeria 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Uganda 0.4999 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.964 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.