Lebanon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Lebanon
1.4%
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
1.5%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
81st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
79th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Lebanon
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Lebanon ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2% | 12.8% | 6.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 8.8% | 4.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 5.6% | 0.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Lebanon or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.