Lebanon vs Syria: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in Lebanon and 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.06 times that in Lebanon.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Syria has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Lebanon.
In 2023, Lebanon ranked 82 and Syria ranked 78 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lebanon at 2.8 per 1,000 live births and Syria at 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Lebanon	Syria	World
2023	15.7	16.7	27.3
2022	14.8	16.2	28.2
2021	14.1	16.2	28.4
2020	16.2	16.7	28.7
2019	12.7	17.7	29.2
2018	12.1	20.6	29.7
2017	11.7	20.7	30.3
2016	11.4	20.5	31.1
2015	11.2	22.3	32.1
2014	11	21.6	32.9
2013	10.9	22	33.9
2012	10.8	20.9	35
2011	10.8	16.2	36.8
2010	11	15.1	37.7
2009	11.2	15.1	39.1
2008	11.6	15.2	40.4
2007	11.9	15.3	42
2006	12.4	15.5	43.7
2005	13	15.7	45.4
2004	13.6	16.1	47.2
2003	14.3	16.5	48.8
2002	15.1	17	50.6
2001	16	17.6	52.2
2000	16.9	18.2	53.7
1999	17.7	18.9	55.5
1998	18.5	19.7	57.1
1997	19.3	20.6	58.3
1996	20.3	21.6	59.6
1995	21.1	22.5	60.8
1994	22.1	23.6	62
1993	23.2	24.6	62.9
1992	24.5	25.7	64.1
1991	25.4	26.8	64.9
1990	26.4	28	64.9
1989	27.5	29.2	66.2
1988	36.4	30.4	68
1987	37.9	31.7	68.6
1986	34.9	33.1	70.8
1985	36.6	34.6	72.9
1984	37.9	36.2	74.6
1983	39.3	38	76.1
1982	65.6	46.2	76.6
1981	47	44.3	78.7
1980	48.4	44.2	80.6
1979	49.8	46.5	82.5
1978	50.1	48.9	84.7
1977	50.5	51.5	86.4
1976	94.5	54.1	88.1
1975	45	56.7	89.6
1974	45	59.5	90.9
1973	45.5	62.4	92.1
1972	45.8	65.3	93.6
1971	46.2	68.4	96.1
1970	46.5	71.5	96.9
1969	46.9	74.7	98.3
1968	47.4	78	100.2
1967	48	81.3	103.1
1966	48.7	84.7	104.9
1965	49.5	88.1	106.4
1964	50.6	91.5	106.1
1963	51.8	95.1	107.7
1962	53.2	98.8	110.2
1961	54.6	102.7	121.5
1960	56.1	106.8	131.8
1959	57.8	111.2	125.7
1958	59.6	115.8	117.7
1957	61.6	120.5	120
1956	63.8	125.3	121.9
1955	67.8	130	124.8
1954	67.4	134.6	127.7
1953	69.3	138.9	130.1
1952	71.4	143	132.7
1951	73.5	147	136
1950	75.8	150.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Lebanon	Syria	World
2024	15.412.7–18.9	15.511.2–22.1	26.9
2025	14.911.6–19.8	14.39.6–22	26.4
2026	14.610.6–20.9	13.38.4–21.8	25.9
2027	14.29.8–21.5	12.97.8–21.9	25.4
2028	13.89–21.7	12.67.3–22.4	24.9
2029	13.58.6–22.2	12.36.8–22.7	24.5
2030	13.28–22.7	11.96.4–22.9	24
2031	12.87.5–22.2	11.66.1–23.5	23.6
2032	12.57–22.8	11.35.6–23.9	23.2
2033	12.26.9–22.8	115.3–24.3	22.8
2034	11.96.5–22.8	10.75–24.8	22.3
2035	11.56.1–22.8	10.54.7–25.7	21.9
2036	11.25.7–23	10.24.6–25.6	21.5
2037	115.6–23.4	104.4–23.9	21.1
2038	10.75.3–23.8	9.74.2–24.6	20.8
2039	10.44.9–23.3	9.44.1–24.6	20.4
2040	10.14.7–22.9	9.24–24.3	20
2041	9.94.5–22.9	93.7–24.3	19.7
2042	9.64.2–22.8	8.73.6–23.2	19.4
2043	9.34.1–22.9	8.53.5–23.6	19
2044	9.13.9–23.1	8.33.3–23.5	18.7
2045	8.93.8–23.7	8.13.3–23.1	18.4
2046	8.63.7–22.7	7.93.2–23.8	18.2
2047	8.43.5–22.4	7.73.1–23.3	17.9
2048	8.23.3–21.4	7.52.9–22.9	17.7
2049	83.2–21.8	7.32.9–23.2	17.5
2050	7.83.1–22	7.12.8–22.9	17.3
2051	7.63–21.7	72.7–22	17.1
2052	7.42.9–21.8	6.82.6–21.8	16.9
2053	7.22.8–21.7	6.72.6–21.6	16.7
2054	72.7–21.7	6.52.5–21.2	16.5
2055	6.92.6–21.3	6.42.4–21.6	16.3
2056	6.72.5–20.6	6.32.4–21.8	16.1
2057	6.52.5–21.1	6.22.3–21.4	15.9
2058	6.42.4–20.4	6.12.3–22.4	15.7
2059	6.22.3–20.8	62.3–22.7	15.5
2060	6.12.2–20.7	5.92.3–22	15.3
2061	5.92.2–21	5.82.3–22.9	15.1
2062	5.82.1–20.6	5.72.2–21.9	14.9
2063	5.72–20.3	5.62.1–21.4	14.7
2064	5.51.9–19.9	5.52.1–21.5	14.5
2065	5.41.9–19.7	5.42.1–21	14.3
2066	5.31.8–19.4	5.32.1–21.2	14.1
2067	5.21.8–19.1	5.32–21	13.9
2068	5.11.7–18.8	5.21.9–20.4	13.8
2069	51.6–18.2	5.11.9–20.1	13.6
2070	4.91.6–18.5	51.9–20.7	13.4
2071	4.71.5–18.4	4.91.8–20.8	13.2
2072	4.61.5–18.1	4.91.7–19.9	13
2073	4.51.5–17.8	4.81.7–20.2	12.9
2074	4.51.4–17.2	4.71.7–19.9	12.7
2075	4.41.4–16.7	4.61.6–20.3	12.6
2076	4.31.3–16.1	4.61.6–19.5	12.4
2077	4.21.3–16.4	4.51.6–19.2	12.3
2078	4.11.3–16.3	4.41.6–19.4	12.1
2079	41.3–15.6	4.41.6–18	12
2080	41.2–15.5	4.31.6–19	11.8
2081	3.91.2–15.4	4.21.5–18.1	11.7
2082	3.81.2–15.7	4.21.6–18	11.6
2083	3.71.1–15.2	4.11.5–18.2	11.5
2084	3.71–15.2	4.11.5–18	11.4
2085	3.61.1–14.5	41.5–17.4	11.3
2086	3.51–14.2	41.5–17.4	11.1
2087	3.51–13.8	3.91.5–17.7	11
2088	3.41–13.6	3.91.5–17.3	10.9
2089	3.30.9–13.9	3.91.4–17.1	10.8
2090	3.30.9–13.6	3.81.4–17.5	10.7
2091	3.20.9–13.2	3.81.4–16.3	10.6
2092	3.20.8–13.2	3.71.4–16.6	10.5
2093	3.10.8–12.9	3.71.4–17.4	10.4
2094	3.10.8–12.4	3.61.3–17	10.3
2095	30.8–12.5	3.61.3–16.8	10.1
2096	30.8–12.6	3.61.2–16.6	10
2097	2.90.7–12.3	3.51.2–16	9.9
2098	2.90.7–12.6	3.51.2–16.2	9.8
2099	2.80.7–12.3	3.51.2–16.5	9.7
2100	2.80.7–12.3	3.41.2–16.9	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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