Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Nicaragua
0.8396 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
0.9082 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
118th
Tunisia rank
117th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Nicaragua
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.9082 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0686 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tunisia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 118th and Tunisia ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.74 deaths per 100 live births | 13.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.061 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0262 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Nicaragua or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.9082 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 0.0686 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th and Tunisia ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .