What is number of under-five deaths in Syria?

Number of under-five deaths in Syria was 9,991 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 36,154 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 9,034 in 2021.

How does Syria rank for number of under-five deaths?

Syria ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Syria

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Syria
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Number of under-five deaths was 9,991 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9,991

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

56th

of 195 countries

All-time high

36,154

in 1960

All-time low

9,034

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Syria, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Syria stood at 9,991.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Syria peaked at 36,154 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9,034, in 2021.

That places Syria 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33,130	30,244	36,154	10
1970s	26,638	23,685	29,573	10
1980s	20,948	17,709	27,976	10
1990s	14,565	12,212	17,114	10
2000s	11,232	10,584	12,104	10
2010s	15,826	9,487	22,790	10
2020s	9,510	9,034	9,991	5

Countries ranked near Syria

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55 Papua New Guinea 10,037 compare
57 Morocco 9,859 compare
58 Colombia 8,107 compare
59 Guatemala 7,745 compare

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More health data for Syria

Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 296,332 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 301,796 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 17.09 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 66.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 8.55 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 288,466 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 273,876 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 274,192 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Syria?: Number of under-five deaths in Syria was 9,991 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 36,154 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 9,034 in 2021.
How does Syria rank for number of under-five deaths?: Syria ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.