Mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria
Syria: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 2.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria is 2.2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.0% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria peaked at 8.23 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2024.
That places Syria 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.6 | — |
| 1991 | 5.46 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.3 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.13 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.94 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.74 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.54 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.32 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 4.07 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.79 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.49 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 3.16 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.85 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.59 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.28 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.29 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.32 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.37 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3 | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 7.41 | +124.4% |
| 2013 | 8.23 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.68 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.31 | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.15 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -43.1% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 2.22 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 2.37 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3.44 | +45.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | -36.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2.2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 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 | +124.4% | 3.3 | 7.41 |
| 2023 | +45.0% | 2.37 | 3.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.79 | 3.79 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.27 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.94 | 2.37 | 8.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 | 2.2 | 3.44 | 5 |
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)
- 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 mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Syria was 2.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Syria ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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