Children died before five per woman in Syria

Syria: Children died before five per woman was 0.0474 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0474
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
80th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.34
in 1950
All-time low
0.0474
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Children died before five per woman in Syria, 1950–2024

00.511.522.5195019872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Syria is 0.0474, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Syria peaked at 2.34 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0474, in 2024.

Syria ranks 80th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Syria, 1950 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1950 2.34 —
1951 2.22 -5.2%
1952 2.11 -5.1%
1953 2 -4.9%
1954 1.88 -6.1%
1955 1.76 -6.1%
1956 1.65 -6.3%
1957 1.55 -6.2%
1958 1.46 -6.0%
1959 1.37 -5.9%
1960 1.29 -5.7%
1961 1.22 -5.9%
1962 1.16 -4.7%
1963 1.11 -4.6%
1964 1.06 -4.1%
1965 1.02 -3.9%
1966 0.9785 -4.0%
1967 0.9345 -4.5%
1968 0.8888 -4.9%
1969 0.8495 -4.4%
1970 0.8065 -5.1%
1971 0.7585 -5.9%
1972 0.7145 -5.8%
1973 0.6724 -5.9%
1974 0.6333 -5.8%
1975 0.5972 -5.7%
1976 0.5627 -5.8%
1977 0.5298 -5.8%
1978 0.496 -6.4%
1979 0.463 -6.6%
1980 0.4303 -7.1%
1981 0.4444 +3.3%
1982 0.4882 +9.9%
1983 0.3433 -29.7%
1984 0.3195 -6.9%
1985 0.2981 -6.7%
1986 0.2776 -6.9%
1987 0.2573 -7.3%
1988 0.2364 -8.1%
1989 0.2166 -8.4%
1990 0.1988 -8.2%
1991 0.181 -8.9%
1992 0.167 -7.7%
1993 0.1558 -6.7%
1994 0.1448 -7.1%
1995 0.1336 -7.7%
1996 0.1231 -7.9%
1997 0.1133 -7.9%
1998 0.1054 -7.0%
1999 0.0985 -6.6%
2000 0.0926 -6.1%
2001 0.0891 -3.8%
2002 0.0846 -5.0%
2003 0.081 -4.3%
2004 0.078 -3.7%
2005 0.0754 -3.4%
2006 0.073 -3.2%
2007 0.0706 -3.3%
2008 0.0683 -3.2%
2009 0.0661 -3.3%
2010 0.0641 -3.1%
2011 0.0709 +10.7%
2012 0.1098 +54.9%
2013 0.1169 +6.4%
2014 0.1101 -5.8%
2015 0.1132 +2.8%
2016 0.0963 -14.9%
2017 0.0966 +0.3%
2018 0.0937 -3.1%
2019 0.0696 -25.7%
2020 0.0613 -12.0%
2021 0.0562 -8.3%
2022 0.0548 -2.4%
2023 0.0525 -4.2%
2024 0.0474 -9.7%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 0.0474 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 0.0474 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +54.9% 0.0709 0.1098
1983 -29.7% 0.4882 0.3433
2019 -25.7% 0.0937 0.0696

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.83 1.37 2.34 10
1960s 1.05 0.8495 1.29 10
1970s 0.6234 0.463 0.8065 10
1980s 0.3312 0.2166 0.4882 10
1990s 0.1421 0.0985 0.1988 10
2000s 0.0779 0.0661 0.0926 10
2010s 0.0941 0.0641 0.1169 10
2020s 0.0544 0.0474 0.0613 5

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 77 Algeria 0.0517 compare
  2. 78 Vanuatu 0.0516 compare
  3. 79 Nepal 0.0477 compare
  4. 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.0453 compare
  5. 82 Cambodia 0.0431 compare
  6. 83 Bolivia 0.0408 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Syria?
Children died before five per woman in Syria was 0.0474 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 2.34 in 1950.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0474 in 2024.
How does Syria rank for children died before five per woman?
Syria ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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