Japan vs Tunisia: Number of under-five deaths

Japan
1,863
in 2024
Tunisia
2,027
in 2024
Japan rank
97th
Tunisia rank
94th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Japan
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2,027 against 1,863 in Japan, a difference of 164.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Tunisia ahead.

Japan ranks 97th and Tunisia ranks 94th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 36,003 42,147 6,144 Tunisia
1970s 27,173 30,210 3,037 Tunisia
1980s 11,632 16,940 5,308 Tunisia
1990s 6,741 8,729 1,988 Tunisia
2000s 4,382 3,822 560.2 Japan
2010s 2,877 3,782 904.4 Tunisia
2020s 1,963 2,508 545.4 Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Japan or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2,027 against 1,863 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Japan and Tunisia?
164, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Japan ranks 97th and Tunisia ranks 94th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.