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

Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.

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

206 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

Lesotho vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal deaths

Lesotho

1,350 deaths

in 2019

Tunisia

1,144 deaths

in 2019

Lesotho rank

87th

Tunisia rank

90th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Lesotho
Tunisia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,350 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 206 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 87th 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	Lesotho	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,343 deaths	12,872 deaths	11,528 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	1,642 deaths	10,992 deaths	9,349 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	1,947 deaths	9,415 deaths	7,468 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	2,369 deaths	7,396 deaths	5,027 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	2,514 deaths	4,839 deaths	2,325 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	2,109 deaths	2,896 deaths	787.2 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	1,558 deaths	1,692 deaths	133.9 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Lesotho or Tunisia?: Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Lesotho and Tunisia?: 206 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tunisia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Lesotho ranks 87th 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.