Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Child mortality by sex
Nicaragua
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
1.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
116th
Tunisia rank
113th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Nicaragua
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.28 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tunisia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.38 deaths per 100 live births | 23.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 16.32 deaths per 100 live births | 14.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8938 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.066 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0135 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Nicaragua or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.28 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Tunisia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 113th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .