Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia?

Saudi Arabia, at 1,202 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.

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

58 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal deaths

Saudi Arabia

1,202 deaths

in 2019

Tunisia

1,144 deaths

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

89th

Tunisia rank

90th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Saudi Arabia
Tunisia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,202 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 58 deaths.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 90th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,370 deaths	12,872 deaths	6,501 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	7,691 deaths	10,992 deaths	3,301 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	9,178 deaths	9,415 deaths	237.2 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	10,034 deaths	7,396 deaths	2,638 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	8,071 deaths	4,839 deaths	3,232 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	4,249 deaths	2,896 deaths	1,353 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,786 deaths	1,692 deaths	93.9 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia?: Saudi Arabia, at 1,202 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?: 58 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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.