Probability of dying, by age in Syria
Syria: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0179 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Probability of dying, by age in Syria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying, by age in Syria is 0.0179, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Syria peaked at 0.0292 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0161, in 2007.
Syria ranks 73rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Probability of dying, by age in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0196 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0189 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0177 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0161 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0162 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 | +45.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0292 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0277 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0254 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.02 | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0184 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 | -2.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0179 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0459, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0179 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0126, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying, by age 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 | +45.4% | 0.0182 | 0.0265 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0174 | 0.0161 | 0.0196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 | 0.0162 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 | 0.0179 | 0.0184 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 276.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 23.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7,688 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Syria?
- Probability of dying, by age in Syria was 0.0179 in 2021, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0292 in 2013.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 in 2007.
- How does Syria rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Syria ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Probability of dying within the age interval shown, expressed as a fraction. Intervals span several years for every group except infants, so this is not an annual risk.