Number of under-five deaths, male in Syria
Syria: Number of under-five deaths, male was 5,612 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5,612
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
55th
of 197 countries
All-time high
18,344
in 1960
All-time low
5,050
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Syria stood at 5,612.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Syria peaked at 18,344 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5,050, in 2020.
Syria ranks 55th 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 under-five deaths, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18,344 | — |
| 1961 | 17,939 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 17,588 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 17,278 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 17,004 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 16,738 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 16,482 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 16,189 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 15,861 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 15,531 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 15,222 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 14,897 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 14,570 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 14,264 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 13,982 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 13,710 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 13,465 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 13,213 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 12,916 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 12,550 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 12,171 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 13,062 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 14,822 | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 11,006 | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 10,773 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 10,576 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 10,400 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 10,203 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 9,968 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 9,669 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 9,371 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 9,046 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 8,712 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 8,426 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 8,190 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 7,921 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 7,613 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 7,300 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 7,029 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6,813 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6,620 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6,447 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 6,261 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6,106 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,986 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5,924 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5,928 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,164 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6,631 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 6,779 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6,733 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7,662 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 11,768 | +53.6% |
| 2013 | 12,244 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10,714 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 9,863 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 7,565 | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 7,221 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 6,831 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 5,244 | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 5,050 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5,058 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,332 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 5,550 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 5,612 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,895 | 15,531 | 18,344 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,879 | 12,550 | 15,222 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,265 | 9,669 | 14,822 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,042 | 6,813 | 9,371 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,285 | 5,924 | 6,779 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,584 | 5,244 | 12,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,320 | 5,050 | 5,612 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), 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 secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Syria?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Syria was 5,612 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, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 18,344 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,050 in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Syria ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.