Mexico vs Tunisia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Mexico
8.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
7.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
99th
Tunisia rank
102nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Mexico
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 8.2 per 1,000 live births against 7.7 per 1,000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tunisia ahead.

Mexico ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 102nd of 196 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.18 per 1,000 live births 50.24 per 1,000 live births 5.06 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1970s 37.3 per 1,000 live births 42.53 per 1,000 live births 5.23 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1980s 26.01 per 1,000 live births 31.16 per 1,000 live births 5.15 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1990s 18.72 per 1,000 live births 23.43 per 1,000 live births 4.71 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2000s 10.56 per 1,000 live births 13.94 per 1,000 live births 3.38 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2010s 8.84 per 1,000 live births 11.88 per 1,000 live births 3.04 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2020s 8.8 per 1,000 live births 9.02 per 1,000 live births 0.22 per 1,000 live births Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Mexico or Tunisia?
Mexico, at 8.2 per 1,000 live births against 7.7 per 1,000 live births in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Mexico and Tunisia?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Mexico ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 102nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.