Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria
Syria: Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate was 0.2059 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2059 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 94.4%
World rank
28th
of 197 countries
All-time high
63.31 % change on previous year
in 2012
All-time low
-27.83 % change on previous year
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria stood at 0.2059 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.4% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria peaked at 63.31 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -27.83 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places Syria 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1963 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1964 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1965 | -1.83 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1966 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1967 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1968 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1969 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1970 | -2.46 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1971 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1972 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1973 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1974 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1975 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1976 | -2.73 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1977 | -2.91 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1978 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1979 | -3.53 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1980 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -293.7% |
| 1982 | 14.36 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 1983 | -27.83 % change on previous year | -293.8% |
| 1984 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1985 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1986 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1987 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1988 | -2.99 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1989 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1990 | -3.69 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1991 | -3.84 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1992 | -4.06 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1993 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1994 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1995 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1996 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1997 | -4.6 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1998 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1999 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2000 | -3 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2001 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2002 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2003 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2004 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2005 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0215 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 2007 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -18804.1% |
| 2008 | 7.43 % change on previous year | +85.1% |
| 2009 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2010 | -0.5258 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2011 | 16.33 % change on previous year | -3205.6% |
| 2012 | 63.31 % change on previous year | +287.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2014 | -12.63 % change on previous year | -363.1% |
| 2015 | -7.29 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2016 | -24.65 % change on previous year | +238.0% |
| 2017 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 2018 | -5.85 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2019 | -26.57 % change on previous year | +354.1% |
| 2020 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2021 | -0.7489 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -906.0% |
| 2023 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2059 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.2059 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.76 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.2059 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.07 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +18804.1% | -0.0215 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +3205.6% | -0.5258 % change on previous year | 16.33 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +906.0% | -0.7489 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -363.1% | 4.8 % change on previous year | -12.63 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -354.1% | -5.85 % change on previous year | -26.57 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +293.7% | -3.82 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.1 % change on previous year | -2.44 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.75 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.63 % change on previous year | -27.83 % change on previous year | 14.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.9 % change on previous year | -4.6 % change on previous year | -3.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.082 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2271 % change on previous year | -26.57 % change on previous year | 63.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7121 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 25 Costa Rica 0.4149 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Venezuela 0.4122 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Chad 0.4111 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Micronesia (country) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
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 under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate in Syria was 0.2059 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 63.31 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.83 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Syria rank for number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate?
- Syria ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.