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

Tunisia, at 1,272 deaths against 1,269 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 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.

Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Sri Lanka

1,269 deaths

in 2024

Tunisia

1,272 deaths

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Tunisia rank

91st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Sri Lanka
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,272 deaths against 1,269 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Tunisia ranks 91st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13,069 deaths	10,632 deaths	2,438 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	10,698 deaths	9,452 deaths	1,246 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	6,571 deaths	7,148 deaths	576.6 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	4,226 deaths	4,603 deaths	377.2 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	2,935 deaths	2,344 deaths	591 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,941 deaths	2,508 deaths	566.7 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	1,400 deaths	1,560 deaths	159.6 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 1,272 deaths against 1,269 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 3 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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 .