Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria
Syria: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 1.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.84 for extreme poverty vs child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria peaked at 7.1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2024.
Syria ranks 78th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.01 | — |
| 1981 | 6.34 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 7.1 | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 5.09 | -28.3% |
| 1984 | 4.84 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4.39 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 4.19 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.02 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.85 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 3.69 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 3.53 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 3.38 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.22 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.07 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.92 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.78 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.65 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.52 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.41 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.14 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.08 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 3.42 | +58.2% |
| 2013 | 3.69 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.55 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.22 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 3.29 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.25 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.46 | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 2.19 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 2.05 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.07 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.84 | -8.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.84 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.16, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.84 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality 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 | +58.2% | 2.16 | 3.42 |
| 1983 | -28.3% | 7.1 | 5.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.04 | 3.85 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 | 2.41 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 1.88 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 | 1.88 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 75 Solomon Islands 2 compare
- 76 Tuvalu 1.92 compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 compare
- 79 Cambodia 1.84 compare
- 80 Grenada 1.8 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 1.79 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (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 extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Syria was 1.84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Syria ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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