Syrian Arab Republic — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2024.
Infant mortality for Syrian Arab Republic was 17.7 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 107.3 in 1960. The lowest was 17.5 in 2008 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.78% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 12.0, so Syrian Arab Republic sits above it. It peaked in 1960 and has fallen 84% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 28%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 8 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (17.0) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 27% in 2012. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 59th of 130 in 1960 → 70th of 155 in 1970 → 101st of 179 in 1980 → 106th of 196 in 1990 → 111th of 196 in 2000 → 93rd of 196 in 2010 → 71st of 196 in 2020 → 72nd of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.7 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.6 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 21.1 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.2 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8 | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 18.7 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.8 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.1 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 18.5 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 18.9 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 20.8 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 21.6 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 22.5 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 23.5 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 24.6 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 25.7 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 26.9 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 28.1 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 29.3 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 30.4 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 31.6 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 32.8 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 34 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 35.3 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 36.7 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 38.2 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 39.9 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 41.7 | -17.4% |
| 1982 | 50.5 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 48.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 48.2 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 50.6 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 53.2 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 55.9 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 58.6 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 61.3 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 64 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 66.8 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 69.8 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 72.9 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 76.2 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 79.5 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 82.9 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 86.2 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 89.3 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 92.1 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 94.9 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 97.6 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 100.5 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 103.8 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 107.3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s Infant mortality in 1961?
103.8 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Syrian Arab Republic’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Syrian Arab Republic’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -83.5% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 17.7; 2023: 18.6; 2022: 19.1; 2021: 19.3; 2020: 20. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.