Number of under-five deaths, female in Syria
Syria: Number of under-five deaths, female was 4,379 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,379
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
56th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17,810
in 1960
All-time low
3,976
in 2021
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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
Syria recorded 4,379 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Syria peaked at 17,810 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,976, in 2021.
That places Syria 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,810 | — |
| 1961 | 17,375 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 17,003 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 16,677 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 16,382 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 16,083 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 15,790 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 15,440 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 15,077 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 14,713 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 14,351 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 13,974 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 13,599 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 13,247 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 12,930 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 12,619 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 12,275 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 11,918 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11,542 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 11,135 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 10,710 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 11,502 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 13,154 | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 9,493 | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 9,231 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 9,002 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 8,793 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 8,581 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 8,324 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 8,040 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 7,743 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 7,446 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 7,144 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 6,884 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 6,649 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 6,397 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,126 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 5,844 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 5,598 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 5,399 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 5,237 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5,082 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4,936 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4,805 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4,714 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4,660 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,659 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,846 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 5,206 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 5,325 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5,297 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6,162 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 10,063 | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 10,546 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 9,214 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 8,542 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 6,436 | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 6,137 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5,778 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 4,243 | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 4,006 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3,976 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,216 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 4,370 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 4,379 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,235 | 14,713 | 17,810 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,759 | 11,135 | 14,351 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,683 | 8,040 | 13,154 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,523 | 5,399 | 7,743 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,947 | 4,659 | 5,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,242 | 4,243 | 10,546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,189 | 3,976 | 4,379 | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Syria?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Syria was 4,379 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 17,810 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,976 in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Syria ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.