Bolivia vs Syria: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Bolivia
20 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Syria
19 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Bolivia rank
70th
Syria rank
73rd
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Bolivia
- Syria
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 20 per 1,000 live births against 19 per 1,000 live births in Syria, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd of 195 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138.58 per 1,000 live births | 63.14 per 1,000 live births | 75.44 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 106.37 per 1,000 live births | 40.54 per 1,000 live births | 65.83 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 76.5 per 1,000 live births | 26.49 per 1,000 live births | 50.01 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 47.46 per 1,000 live births | 18.67 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 28.26 per 1,000 live births | 22.98 per 1,000 live births | 5.28 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 21.07 per 1,000 live births | 19.65 per 1,000 live births | 1.43 per 1,000 live births | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bolivia or Syria?
- Bolivia, at 20 per 1,000 live births against 19 per 1,000 live births in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bolivia and Syria?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Syria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Syria rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bolivia ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release