Tunisia vs Türkiye: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Tunisia
8.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Türkiye
8.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tunisia rank
135th
Türkiye rank
132nd

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Tunisia, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.

Tunisia ranks 135th and Türkiye ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1950s 191.14 deaths per 1,000 people 196.66 deaths per 1,000 people 5.52 deaths per 1,000 people Türkiye
1960s 160.16 deaths per 1,000 people 160.15 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0151 deaths per 1,000 people Tunisia
1970s 102.36 deaths per 1,000 people 120.16 deaths per 1,000 people 17.8 deaths per 1,000 people Türkiye
1980s 56.83 deaths per 1,000 people 78.8 deaths per 1,000 people 21.96 deaths per 1,000 people Türkiye
1990s 32.76 deaths per 1,000 people 44.66 deaths per 1,000 people 11.9 deaths per 1,000 people Türkiye
2000s 17.6 deaths per 1,000 people 21.93 deaths per 1,000 people 4.34 deaths per 1,000 people Türkiye
2010s 13.04 deaths per 1,000 people 11.2 deaths per 1,000 people 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people Tunisia
2020s 9.09 deaths per 1,000 people 8.04 deaths per 1,000 people 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Tunisia or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Tunisia and Türkiye?
0.4 deaths per 1,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Türkiye?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tunisia and Türkiye rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Tunisia ranks 135th and Türkiye ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.