Mexico vs Tunisia: Youth mortality rate
Mexico
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
1.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
109th
Tunisia rank
111th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Mexico
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mexico ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.68 deaths per 100 live births | 21.15 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 15.24 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8271 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1067 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1973 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0279 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Mexico or Tunisia?
- Mexico, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Mexico and Tunisia?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Mexico ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.