Colombia vs Tunisia: Mortality rate, under-5

Colombia
11.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
12.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
113th
Tunisia rank
112th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Colombia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.5 per 1,000 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tunisia ahead.

Colombia ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 113.86 per 1,000 live births 230.94 per 1,000 live births 117.08 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1970s 80.3 per 1,000 live births 139.98 per 1,000 live births 59.68 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1980s 46.86 per 1,000 live births 74.37 per 1,000 live births 27.51 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
1990s 30.6 per 1,000 live births 43.23 per 1,000 live births 12.63 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2000s 21.8 per 1,000 live births 22.93 per 1,000 live births 1.13 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2010s 15.79 per 1,000 live births 18.08 per 1,000 live births 2.29 per 1,000 live births Tunisia
2020s 12.3 per 1,000 live births 13.98 per 1,000 live births 1.68 per 1,000 live births Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Colombia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.5 per 1,000 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Colombia and Tunisia?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tunisia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Tunisia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Colombia ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 112th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.