Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria
Syria: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 887 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria is 887, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria peaked at 4,588 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 887, in 2024.
Syria ranks 57th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,181 | — |
| 1991 | 2,186 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,186 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,171 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,139 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,088 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,023 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,940 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,846 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1,738 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,616 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,485 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1,355 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1,243 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1,167 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,134 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,132 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,152 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,179 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,209 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,248 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,762 | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 4,022 | +128.3% |
| 2013 | 4,549 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 4,304 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 4,588 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3,607 | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 3,649 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,431 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,873 | -45.4% |
| 2020 | 1,322 | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 1,039 | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 1,035 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,416 | +36.8% |
| 2024 | 887 | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,050 | 1,738 | 2,186 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,267 | 1,132 | 1,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,303 | 1,248 | 4,588 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,140 | 887 | 1,416 | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 715,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Syria was 887 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,588 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 887 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Syria ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years