Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Number of child deaths
Sri Lanka
1,898 deaths
in 2024
Tunisia
2,027 deaths
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Tunisia rank
94th
Number of child deaths over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 2,027 deaths against 1,898 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 129 deaths.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Tunisia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,405 deaths | 42,147 deaths | 14,741 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 24,013 deaths | 30,210 deaths | 6,196 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 12,728 deaths | 16,940 deaths | 4,212 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6,938 deaths | 8,729 deaths | 1,791 deaths | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 6,132 deaths | 3,822 deaths | 2,310 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3,225 deaths | 3,782 deaths | 557.2 deaths | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 2,092 deaths | 2,508 deaths | 416 deaths | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 2,027 deaths against 1,898 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 129 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 94th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .