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WHO Global Health Observatory

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

Estimated deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. A core child-survival indicator; WHO national estimate for both sexes.

Trend

Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2023 Syria 19.03 per 1,000 live births
2022 Syria 19.53 per 1,000 live births
2021 Syria 19.71 per 1,000 live births
2020 Syria 20.43 per 1,000 live births
2019 Syria 21.52 per 1,000 live births
2018 Syria 24.49 per 1,000 live births
2017 Syria 24.47 per 1,000 live births
2016 Syria 23.93 per 1,000 live births
2015 Syria 25.57 per 1,000 live births
2014 Syria 24.69 per 1,000 live births
2013 Syria 24.97 per 1,000 live births
2012 Syria 23.73 per 1,000 live births
2011 Syria 18.78 per 1,000 live births
2010 Syria 17.62 per 1,000 live births
2009 Syria 17.56 per 1,000 live births
2008 Syria 17.59 per 1,000 live births
2007 Syria 17.67 per 1,000 live births
2006 Syria 17.86 per 1,000 live births
2005 Syria 18.14 per 1,000 live births
2004 Syria 18.50 per 1,000 live births
2003 Syria 18.93 per 1,000 live births
2002 Syria 19.46 per 1,000 live births
2001 Syria 20.08 per 1,000 live births
2000 Syria 20.79 per 1,000 live births
1999 Syria 21.60 per 1,000 live births
1998 Syria 22.53 per 1,000 live births
1997 Syria 23.55 per 1,000 live births
1996 Syria 24.66 per 1,000 live births
1995 Syria 25.83 per 1,000 live births
1994 Syria 27.01 per 1,000 live births
1993 Syria 28.20 per 1,000 live births
1992 Syria 29.36 per 1,000 live births
1991 Syria 30.51 per 1,000 live births
1990 Syria 31.63 per 1,000 live births
1989 Syria 32.76 per 1,000 live births
1988 Syria 33.94 per 1,000 live births
1987 Syria 35.22 per 1,000 live births
1986 Syria 36.62 per 1,000 live births
1985 Syria 38.16 per 1,000 live births
1984 Syria 39.86 per 1,000 live births
1983 Syria 41.72 per 1,000 live births
1982 Syria 50.36 per 1,000 live births
1981 Syria 48.45 per 1,000 live births
1980 Syria 48.28 per 1,000 live births
1979 Syria 50.81 per 1,000 live births
1978 Syria 53.47 per 1,000 live births
1977 Syria 56.16 per 1,000 live births
1976 Syria 58.86 per 1,000 live births
1975 Syria 61.57 per 1,000 live births
1974 Syria 64.27 per 1,000 live births
1973 Syria 67.08 per 1,000 live births
1972 Syria 69.97 per 1,000 live births
1971 Syria 72.94 per 1,000 live births
1970 Syria 76.11 per 1,000 live births
1969 Syria 79.40 per 1,000 live births
1968 Syria 82.66 per 1,000 live births
1967 Syria 85.80 per 1,000 live births
1966 Syria 88.72 per 1,000 live births
1965 Syria 91.39 per 1,000 live births
1964 Syria 93.89 per 1,000 live births
1963 Syria 96.35 per 1,000 live births
1962 Syria 98.98 per 1,000 live births
1961 Syria 101.92 per 1,000 live births
1960 Syria 105.17 per 1,000 live births
1959 Syria 108.68 per 1,000 live births
1958 Syria 112.59 per 1,000 live births
1957 Syria 116.71 per 1,000 live births
1956 Syria 121.19 per 1,000 live births
1955 Syria 125.92 per 1,000 live births

Citation

How to cite this data

Syria Data Observatory, “Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)”. Dataset: WHO GHO Syria health indicators. Original source: WHO Global Health Observatory. Version: 20260721120407-1a06446a3cf5. Last source check: 2026-07-21. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/who-infant-mortality.

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