Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Canada or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 1,272 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tunisia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Canada

1,223 deaths

in 2024

Tunisia

1,272 deaths

in 2024

Canada rank

93rd

Tunisia rank

91st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Canada
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,272 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada, a difference of 49 deaths.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 93rd and Tunisia ranks 91st of 199 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,465 deaths	9,452 deaths	5,987 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	1,993 deaths	7,148 deaths	5,155 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	1,531 deaths	4,603 deaths	3,072 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	1,340 deaths	2,344 deaths	1,005 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	1,361 deaths	2,508 deaths	1,146 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	1,242 deaths	1,560 deaths	318.2 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Canada or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 1,272 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Canada and Tunisia?: 49 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tunisia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Canada ranks 93rd and Tunisia ranks 91st 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .