Syrian Arab Republic—Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #79 of 196
Latest Value
20.6
2023
YoY Change
-2.4%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#79
of 196 countries
Maximum
37.0
2015
Minimum
19.0
2008
CAGR
-0.5%
24 years
Last
20.6
Previous
21.1
Highest
37.0
Lowest
19.0
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.6 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.0 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 22.4 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 25.0 | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 32.6 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.0 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 32.2 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 37.0 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 35.3 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.5 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 33.9 | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 19.0 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.3 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.9 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 22.3 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 23.2 |
Top Countries — Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
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