Syria vs Türkiye

Syria vs Türkiye: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Syria and 1 per 100 live births in Türkiye, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 1.92 times that in Türkiye.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Syria vs Türkiye: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Syria and 1 per 100 live births in Türkiye, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 1.92 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearSyriaTürkiyeWorld
20241.813.7
202321.43.8
20222.114
20212.11.14
20202.21.13.9
20192.51.14
20183.31.24
20173.31.24.1
20163.21.34.2
20153.71.34.3
20143.61.44.4
20133.71.54.5
20123.41.64.7
20112.21.75
20101.91.85.1
20091.91.95.3
20081.925.5
20071.92.25.7
20061.92.46
200522.56.2
200422.76.6
20032.136.8
20022.13.27.1
20012.23.57.4
20002.33.77.7
19992.447.9
19982.54.38.3
19972.74.68.4
19962.858.6
19952.95.38.8
19943.15.78.9
19933.26.19.1
19923.46.59.2
19913.56.99.3
19903.77.49.4
19893.97.89.5
198848.310
19874.28.89.9
19864.49.310.3
19854.69.810.6
19844.810.410.9
19835.11111.1
19827.111.611.2
19816.312.211.6
1980612.811.9
19796.413.411.9
19786.81412.3
19777.214.612.6
19767.615.212.8
1975815.813.1
19748.416.413.3
19738.91713.5
19729.417.513.7
19719.91813.9
197010.518.614.2
196911.119.114.6
196811.719.715
196712.320.215.3
19661320.915.1
196513.621.515.1
196414.222.315.7
196314.923.116.2
196215.623.917
196116.424.718.8
196017.325.520.2
195918.326.219.9
195819.326.819.7
195720.527.320.5
195621.827.821.3
195523.228.222.3
195424.728.622.8
195326.32923.3
195227.7–23.9
195129.2–24.3
195030.8–24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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