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Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income
Syria: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 72.6 yrs (2024), 130th of 217 in the world and 15th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 74.9 yrs (2024), 136th of 217 in the world and 15th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 70.2 yrs (2024), 124th of 217 in the world and 16th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Syria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 72.6 yrs2024 | 130/217 | 15/23 | 70.9 yrs | 73.5 yrs | 71.9 yrs | +11%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 65.2 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 74.9 yrs2024 | 136/217 | 15/23 | 72.7 yrs | 75.6 yrs | 74.8 yrs | +5.2%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 67.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 70.2 yrs2024 | 124/217 | 16/23 | 69.1 yrs | 71.6 yrs | 69.2 yrs | +16%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 62.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 17.72024 | 72/196 | 8/23 | 20.8 | 17.5 | 20.0 | −28%since 2014 | 32.0 | 46.7 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 18.42024 | 78/196 | 9/23 | 23.1 | 18.8 | 21.9 | −48%since 2014 | 36.4 | 68.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.52024 | 86/196 | 10/23 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.5 | −8.7%since 2014 | 22.7 | 24.9 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 202023 | 122/194 | 11/23 | 31 | 19 | 23 | −20%since 2013 | 47 | 346 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 81%2024 | 144/193 | 19/23 | 84% | 82% | 70% | +16.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 67% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 149/153 | 17/20 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 232024 | 124/208 | 10/23 | 79 | 30 | 20 | −26%since 2014 | 110 | 199 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 2.7%2023 | 184/193 | 20/23 | 4.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | −1.1 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 4.6% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 72.4%2023 | 5/193 | 2/23 | 64.1% | 52.0% | 48.3% | +27.7 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 44.5% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.522021 | 95/180 | 13/22 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.50 | +9.6%since 2010 | 1.30 | 0.34 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.42021 | 126/182 | 12/23 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | −7.7%since 2011 | 1.1 | — | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 94.1%2024 | 129/206 | 15/23 | 91.6% | 93.0% | 94.0% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 60.3% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 95.6%2024 | 93/203 | 15/23 | 88.4% | 91.1% | 94.3% | +3.5 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 33.3% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 14.92019 | 96/186 | 14/23 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 14.92019 | −34%since 2009 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+11%72.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+5.2%74.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+16%70.2 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−28%17.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-pocket spending+27.7 pp72.4% in 2023
- Hospital beds−7.7%1.4 in 2021
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Syria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Syria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Syria | Türkiye | Iraq | Jordan | Israel | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.6 yrs2024 | 77.4 yrs2024 | 72.4 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 83.2 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 74.9 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 74.2 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 85.4 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 70.2 yrs2024 | 74.6 yrs2024 | 70.5 yrs2024 | 75.9 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 | 75.9 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 17.72024 | 8.02024 | 20.12024 | 12.02024 | 2.72024 | 15.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 18.42024 | 9.62024 | 21.82024 | 12.92024 | 3.32024 | 17.62024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 9.52024 | 4.62024 | 12.52024 | 7.42024 | 1.72024 | 10.52024 |
| Maternal mortality | 202023 | 152023 | 662023 | 312023 | 22023 | 152023 |
| Measles vaccination | 81%2024 | 95%2024 | 91%2024 | 99%2024 | 98%2024 | 67%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 |