Tunisia vs Palestine, State of: Neonatal mortality rate

Tunisia
0.8362 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Palestine, State of
0.8702 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Tunisia rank
102nd
Palestine, State of rank
99th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Tunisia
  • Palestine, State of
12345196519942023

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.8702 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.8362 Deaths per 1000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 0.034 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Tunisia ahead.

Tunisia ranks 102nd and Palestine, State of ranks 99th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 4 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1980s 2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births 2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4521 Deaths per 1000 live births Tunisia
1990s 2.36 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.99 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3659 Deaths per 1000 live births Tunisia
2000s 1.4 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.54 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.1395 Deaths per 1000 live births Palestine, State of
2010s 1.19 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.14 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0487 Deaths per 1000 live births Tunisia
2020s 0.939 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.9002 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0388 Deaths per 1000 live births Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Tunisia or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 0.8702 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.8362 Deaths per 1000 live births in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Tunisia and Palestine, State of?
0.034 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Palestine, State of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Tunisia and Palestine, State of rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Tunisia ranks 102nd and Palestine, State of ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.