Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Syria
Syria: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 9.51 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.51 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
90th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.21 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
9.51 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Syria recorded 9.51 per 1,000 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Syria peaked at 12.21 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.51 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Syria ranks 90th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Syria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.21 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 11.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.78 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.09 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.03 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.06 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.29 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.39 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.44 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.56 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.58 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.69 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.77 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 9.51 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.08 per 1,000 live births, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 9.51 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.75 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.99 per 1,000 live births | 10.09 per 1,000 live births | 12.21 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 per 1,000 live births | 10.03 per 1,000 live births | 10.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.03 per 1,000 live births | 9.51 per 1,000 live births | 10.48 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Syria?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Syria was 9.51 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Syria ranks 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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