Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria
Syria: Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita was 0.0001 deaths per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria is 0.0001 deaths per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.0041 deaths per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per person, in 1989.
Syria ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per person | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0002 deaths per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0026 deaths per person | +1102.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 deaths per person | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 deaths per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -49.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -66.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 deaths per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 deaths per person | +48.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -0.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0001 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 deaths per person, 8.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria 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 | +1102.0% | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria?
- Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Syria was 0.0001 deaths per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 deaths per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per person in 1989.
- How does Syria rank for deaths in armed conflicts, per capita?
- Syria ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Deaths in armed conflicts ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Deaths in armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.