Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 1,826 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Tunisia: Number of children who die before age 5

Canada

1,753 deaths

in 2023

Tunisia

1,826 deaths

in 2023

Canada rank

99th

Tunisia rank

97th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Canada
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,826 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada, a difference of 73 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17,020 deaths	52,304 deaths	35,284 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	11,771 deaths	48,001 deaths	36,229 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	6,170 deaths	30,486 deaths	24,316 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	3,782 deaths	17,116 deaths	13,335 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	2,712 deaths	8,670 deaths	5,958 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	2,106 deaths	3,967 deaths	1,861 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	2,067 deaths	3,617 deaths	1,550 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	1,819 deaths	2,146 deaths	327.5 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 1,826 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Canada and Tunisia?: 73 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Tunisia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Canada ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.