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Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

Estimated deaths before age five per 1,000 live births. One of the most widely used measures of child health and health-system performance; WHO national estimate, both sexes.

Trend

Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2023 Syria 20.56 per 1,000 live births
2022 Syria 21.12 per 1,000 live births
2021 Syria 20.99 per 1,000 live births
2020 Syria 22.37 per 1,000 live births
2019 Syria 24.96 per 1,000 live births
2018 Syria 32.60 per 1,000 live births
2017 Syria 32.96 per 1,000 live births
2016 Syria 32.21 per 1,000 live births
2015 Syria 36.96 per 1,000 live births
2014 Syria 35.31 per 1,000 live births
2013 Syria 36.53 per 1,000 live births
2012 Syria 33.86 per 1,000 live births
2011 Syria 21.67 per 1,000 live births
2010 Syria 18.96 per 1,000 live births
2009 Syria 18.95 per 1,000 live births
2008 Syria 19.04 per 1,000 live births
2007 Syria 19.19 per 1,000 live births
2006 Syria 19.46 per 1,000 live births
2005 Syria 19.84 per 1,000 live births
2004 Syria 20.30 per 1,000 live births
2003 Syria 20.86 per 1,000 live births
2002 Syria 21.52 per 1,000 live births
2001 Syria 22.29 per 1,000 live births
2000 Syria 23.18 per 1,000 live births
1999 Syria 24.18 per 1,000 live births
1998 Syria 25.32 per 1,000 live births
1997 Syria 26.59 per 1,000 live births
1996 Syria 27.97 per 1,000 live births
1995 Syria 29.42 per 1,000 live births
1994 Syria 30.92 per 1,000 live births
1993 Syria 32.44 per 1,000 live births
1992 Syria 33.96 per 1,000 live births
1991 Syria 35.48 per 1,000 live births
1990 Syria 36.99 per 1,000 live births
1989 Syria 38.53 per 1,000 live births
1988 Syria 40.16 per 1,000 live births
1987 Syria 41.93 per 1,000 live births
1986 Syria 43.86 per 1,000 live births
1985 Syria 46.00 per 1,000 live births
1984 Syria 48.38 per 1,000 live births
1983 Syria 50.97 per 1,000 live births
1982 Syria 70.64 per 1,000 live births
1981 Syria 63.34 per 1,000 live births
1980 Syria 60.33 per 1,000 live births
1979 Syria 64.01 per 1,000 live births
1978 Syria 67.90 per 1,000 live births
1977 Syria 71.95 per 1,000 live births
1976 Syria 76.09 per 1,000 live births
1975 Syria 80.33 per 1,000 live births
1974 Syria 84.66 per 1,000 live births
1973 Syria 89.23 per 1,000 live births
1972 Syria 94.04 per 1,000 live births
1971 Syria 99.12 per 1,000 live births
1970 Syria 104.63 per 1,000 live births
1969 Syria 110.46 per 1,000 live births
1968 Syria 116.46 per 1,000 live births
1967 Syria 122.58 per 1,000 live births
1966 Syria 128.62 per 1,000 live births
1965 Syria 134.55 per 1,000 live births
1964 Syria 140.49 per 1,000 live births
1963 Syria 146.61 per 1,000 live births
1962 Syria 153.30 per 1,000 live births
1961 Syria 160.66 per 1,000 live births
1960 Syria 168.93 per 1,000 live births
1959 Syria 178.09 per 1,000 live births
1958 Syria 188.29 per 1,000 live births
1957 Syria 199.40 per 1,000 live births
1956 Syria 211.49 per 1,000 live births
1955 Syria 224.70 per 1,000 live births
1954 Syria 238.48 per 1,000 live births
1953 Syria 253.39 per 1,000 live births

Citation

How to cite this data

Syria Data Observatory, “Under-five 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-under5-mortality.

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