Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?

Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.

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

160 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Number of neonatal deaths

Sri Lanka

1,304 deaths

in 2019

Tunisia

1,144 deaths

in 2019

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Tunisia rank

90th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Sri Lanka
Tunisia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,304 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 160 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 90th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,649 deaths	12,872 deaths	777.3 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	11,867 deaths	10,992 deaths	875.6 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	10,397 deaths	9,415 deaths	982 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	6,548 deaths	7,396 deaths	848.1 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	4,163 deaths	4,839 deaths	675.4 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	2,848 deaths	2,896 deaths	48 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	1,848 deaths	1,692 deaths	155.4 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?: Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,144 deaths in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 160 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.