Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 2.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 8.2 per 1,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000, in 2021.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 65th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4 per 1,000 | +124.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -42.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.78 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.94 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 8.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 | 2.2 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Syrian Arab Republic was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 per 1,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.