How does Syria rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Syria ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 8.3%

World rank

78th

of 199 countries

All-time high

26.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Syria recorded 1.84 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria peaked at 26.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Syria 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22 deaths per 100 live births	18.26 deaths per 100 live births	26.3 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	14 deaths per 100 live births	11.08 deaths per 100 live births	17.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.29 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	10.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.85 deaths per 100 live births	7.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.41 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	3.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Syria

75 Solomon Islands 2 deaths per 100 live births compare
76 Tuvalu 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
79 Cambodia 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Syria

Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 297,353 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 5.4% (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 298,449 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 287,316 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 310,301 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 296,132 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 301,796 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 548,141 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 310,064 (2025)

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Syria was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 26.3 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Syria rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Syria ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .