Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Botswana or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 1,144 deaths against 1,004 deaths in Botswana as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Botswana and Tunisia?

140 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal deaths

Botswana

1,004 deaths

in 2019

Tunisia

1,144 deaths

in 2019

Botswana rank

93rd

Tunisia rank

90th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Botswana
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,144 deaths against 1,004 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 140 deaths.

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

Across all 70 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 93rd and Tunisia ranks 90th of 204 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	768.6 deaths	12,872 deaths	12,103 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	928.1 deaths	10,992 deaths	10,064 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	1,015 deaths	9,415 deaths	8,400 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	1,069 deaths	7,396 deaths	6,327 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	1,157 deaths	4,839 deaths	3,682 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	1,204 deaths	2,896 deaths	1,692 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	1,082 deaths	1,692 deaths	610.3 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Botswana or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 1,144 deaths against 1,004 deaths in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Botswana and Tunisia?: 140 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tunisia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Botswana ranks 93rd and Tunisia ranks 90th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.