Number of infant deaths, female in Syria
Syria: Number of infant deaths, female was 4,219 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Syria is 4,219, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Syria peaked at 11,131 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,591, in 2019.
Syria ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,131 | — |
| 1961 | 11,069 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 11,021 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 10,983 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 10,971 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 10,942 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 10,911 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 10,831 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 10,722 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 10,602 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 10,479 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 10,323 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 10,153 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 9,997 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 9,859 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 9,718 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 9,544 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 9,355 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 9,137 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 8,871 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 8,591 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 8,792 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9,327 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 7,775 | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 7,630 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 7,505 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 7,394 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 7,250 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 7,071 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 6,852 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 6,633 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 6,403 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 6,176 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,990 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5,821 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5,630 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 5,413 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 5,182 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4,981 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4,824 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 4,702 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 4,586 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4,469 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 4,363 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4,296 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,264 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,282 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,483 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4,855 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 4,977 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4,940 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,299 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 6,806 | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 6,818 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,874 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 5,125 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 4,180 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 4,071 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4,035 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3,591 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 3,669 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,761 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,919 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 4,072 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 4,219 | +3.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 4,219 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,991, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 4,219 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,133, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +28.4% | 5,299 | 6,806 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,918 | 10,602 | 11,131 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,744 | 8,871 | 10,479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,819 | 6,852 | 9,327 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,705 | 4,824 | 6,633 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,528 | 4,264 | 4,977 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,074 | 3,591 | 6,818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,928 | 3,669 | 4,219 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Syria?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Syria was 4,219 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,131 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,591 in 2019.
- How does Syria rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Syria ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.