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

Sri Lanka, at 1,653 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.

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

144 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Sri Lanka

1,653 deaths

in 2023

Tunisia

1,509 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Tunisia rank

98th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Sri Lanka
Tunisia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,653 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 144 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka'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.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Tunisia ranks 98th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27,176 deaths	32,837 deaths	5,662 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	22,476 deaths	31,775 deaths	9,299 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	18,549 deaths	22,211 deaths	3,662 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	9,950 deaths	13,379 deaths	3,429 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	5,583 deaths	6,953 deaths	1,370 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	4,654 deaths	3,279 deaths	1,376 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	2,642 deaths	3,029 deaths	387.1 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	1,772 deaths	1,763 deaths	9 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?: Sri Lanka, at 1,653 deaths against 1,509 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 144 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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.