Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria
Syria: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 495 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria is 495, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria peaked at 2,327 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 495, in 2024.
Syria ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,206 | — |
| 1991 | 1,203 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,200 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,192 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,170 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1,141 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,102 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,053 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 943 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 880 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 816 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 754 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 699 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 654 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 627 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 607 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 635 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 658 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 681 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 705 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 956 | +35.6% |
| 2012 | 2,044 | +113.8% |
| 2013 | 2,302 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 2,188 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,327 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,856 | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 1,875 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,766 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1,009 | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 735 | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 589 | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 578 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 736 | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 495 | -32.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 495 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,132, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 495 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 | +113.8% | 956 | 2,044 |
| 2019 | -42.9% | 1,766 | 1,009 |
| 2011 | +35.6% | 705 | 956 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,121 | 943 | 1,206 | 10 |
| 2000s | 701.1 | 607 | 880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,703 | 705 | 2,327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 626.6 | 495 | 736 | 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)
- 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 number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Syria was 495 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,327 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 495 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Syria ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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