Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Nicaragua or Tunisia?

Nicaragua, at 1,621 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nicaragua and Tunisia?

112 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Nicaragua

1,621 deaths

in 2023

Tunisia

1,509 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

96th

Tunisia rank

98th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Nicaragua
Tunisia

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,621 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 112 deaths.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 98th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,160 deaths	32,837 deaths	20,677 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	12,508 deaths	31,775 deaths	19,267 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	13,307 deaths	22,211 deaths	8,904 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	11,673 deaths	13,379 deaths	1,706 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	6,628 deaths	6,953 deaths	325.6 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	3,482 deaths	3,279 deaths	203.9 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	2,288 deaths	3,029 deaths	740.6 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	1,717 deaths	1,763 deaths	45.75 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Nicaragua or Tunisia?: Nicaragua, at 1,621 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nicaragua and Tunisia?: 112 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Tunisia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Nicaragua ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.