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Under-5 mortality per 1,000 live births

Probability of dying before age five, per 1,000 live births.

Trend

Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2024 Syrian Arab Republic 18.40 per 1,000 live births
2023 Syrian Arab Republic 20.10 per 1,000 live births
2022 Syrian Arab Republic 20.70 per 1,000 live births
2021 Syrian Arab Republic 20.50 per 1,000 live births
2020 Syrian Arab Republic 21.90 per 1,000 live births
2019 Syrian Arab Republic 24.60 per 1,000 live births
2018 Syrian Arab Republic 32.50 per 1,000 live births
2017 Syrian Arab Republic 32.90 per 1,000 live births
2016 Syrian Arab Republic 32.20 per 1,000 live births
2015 Syrian Arab Republic 37.10 per 1,000 live births
2014 Syrian Arab Republic 35.50 per 1,000 live births
2013 Syrian Arab Republic 36.90 per 1,000 live births
2012 Syrian Arab Republic 34.20 per 1,000 live births
2011 Syrian Arab Republic 21.60 per 1,000 live births
2010 Syrian Arab Republic 18.80 per 1,000 live births
2009 Syrian Arab Republic 18.80 per 1,000 live births
2008 Syrian Arab Republic 18.90 per 1,000 live births
2007 Syrian Arab Republic 19.10 per 1,000 live births
2006 Syrian Arab Republic 19.40 per 1,000 live births
2005 Syrian Arab Republic 19.80 per 1,000 live births
2004 Syrian Arab Republic 20.20 per 1,000 live births
2003 Syrian Arab Republic 20.80 per 1,000 live births
2002 Syrian Arab Republic 21.40 per 1,000 live births
2001 Syrian Arab Republic 22.20 per 1,000 live births
2000 Syrian Arab Republic 23.10 per 1,000 live births
1999 Syrian Arab Republic 24.10 per 1,000 live births
1998 Syrian Arab Republic 25.20 per 1,000 live births
1997 Syrian Arab Republic 26.50 per 1,000 live births
1996 Syrian Arab Republic 27.80 per 1,000 live births
1995 Syrian Arab Republic 29.20 per 1,000 live births
1994 Syrian Arab Republic 30.70 per 1,000 live births
1993 Syrian Arab Republic 32.20 per 1,000 live births
1992 Syrian Arab Republic 33.80 per 1,000 live births
1991 Syrian Arab Republic 35.30 per 1,000 live births
1990 Syrian Arab Republic 36.90 per 1,000 live births
1989 Syrian Arab Republic 38.50 per 1,000 live births
1988 Syrian Arab Republic 40.20 per 1,000 live births
1987 Syrian Arab Republic 41.90 per 1,000 live births
1986 Syrian Arab Republic 43.90 per 1,000 live births
1985 Syrian Arab Republic 46.00 per 1,000 live births
1984 Syrian Arab Republic 48.40 per 1,000 live births
1983 Syrian Arab Republic 50.90 per 1,000 live births
1982 Syrian Arab Republic 71.00 per 1,000 live births
1981 Syrian Arab Republic 63.40 per 1,000 live births
1980 Syrian Arab Republic 60.10 per 1,000 live births
1979 Syrian Arab Republic 63.70 per 1,000 live births
1978 Syrian Arab Republic 67.50 per 1,000 live births
1977 Syrian Arab Republic 71.50 per 1,000 live births
1976 Syrian Arab Republic 75.70 per 1,000 live births
1975 Syrian Arab Republic 79.90 per 1,000 live births
1974 Syrian Arab Republic 84.30 per 1,000 live births
1973 Syrian Arab Republic 88.90 per 1,000 live births
1972 Syrian Arab Republic 93.90 per 1,000 live births
1971 Syrian Arab Republic 99.10 per 1,000 live births
1970 Syrian Arab Republic 104.80 per 1,000 live births
1969 Syrian Arab Republic 110.80 per 1,000 live births
1968 Syrian Arab Republic 116.90 per 1,000 live births
1967 Syrian Arab Republic 123.20 per 1,000 live births
1966 Syrian Arab Republic 129.50 per 1,000 live births
1965 Syrian Arab Republic 135.70 per 1,000 live births
1964 Syrian Arab Republic 142.10 per 1,000 live births
1963 Syrian Arab Republic 148.80 per 1,000 live births
1962 Syrian Arab Republic 155.90 per 1,000 live births
1961 Syrian Arab Republic 163.90 per 1,000 live births
1960 Syrian Arab Republic 172.80 per 1,000 live births

Citation

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Syria Data Observatory, “Under-5 mortality per 1,000 live births”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sh-dyn-mort.

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