What is child mortality in Tunisia?

Child mortality in Tunisia was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tunisia rank for child mortality?

Tunisia ranks 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tunisia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Tunisia

Name: Child mortality in Tunisia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tunisia: Child mortality was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

115th

of 203 countries

All-time high

46.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Tunisia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 1.21 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Tunisia peaked at 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Tunisia 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Tunisia, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1892	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1893	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1894	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1895	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1896	46.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1897	46 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1898	45.98 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1899	45.95 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1900	45.92 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1901	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1902	45.84 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1903	45.78 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1904	45.72 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1905	45.65 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1906	45.58 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1907	45.49 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1908	45.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1909	45.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1910	45.21 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1911	45.1 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1912	44.99 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1913	44.89 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1914	44.78 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1915	44.67 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1916	44.56 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1917	44.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1918	44.35 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1919	44.24 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1920	44.13 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1921	44.02 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1922	43.91 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1923	43.81 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1924	43.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1925	42.94 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1926	42.58 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1927	42.08 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1928	41.72 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1929	41.24 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1930	40.89 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1931	40.66 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1932	40.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1933	40.08 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1934	39.73 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1935	39.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1936	39.15 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1937	38.93 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1938	38.58 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1939	38.35 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1940	38.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1941	37.79 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1942	37.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1943	37.22 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1944	36.42 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1945	35.74 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1946	34.96 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1947	34.3 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1948	33.53 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1949	32.89 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1950	32.14 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1951	32.09 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1952	31.95 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1953	31.75 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1954	31.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1955	31.2 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1956	30.83 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1957	30.41 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1958	29.92 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1959	29.37 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1960	28.75 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1961	28.06 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1962	27.25 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1963	26.02 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1964	24.81 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1965	23.62 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1966	22.46 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1967	21.3 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1968	20.18 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1969	19.11 deaths per 100 live births	-5.3%
1970	18.09 deaths per 100 live births	-5.3%
1971	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	-5.4%
1972	16.19 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1973	15.27 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1974	14.36 deaths per 100 live births	-6.0%
1975	13.45 deaths per 100 live births	-6.3%
1976	12.58 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1977	11.74 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1978	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1979	10.23 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1980	9.58 deaths per 100 live births	-6.3%
1981	8.99 deaths per 100 live births	-6.2%
1982	8.45 deaths per 100 live births	-6.0%
1983	7.96 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
1984	7.5 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1985	7.08 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
1986	6.69 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1987	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1988	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1989	5.75 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1990	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1991	5.24 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1992	4.99 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1993	4.74 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1994	4.48 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1995	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	-6.1%
1996	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1997	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	-7.1%
1998	3.38 deaths per 100 live births	-7.2%
1999	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	-7.3%
2000	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	-7.1%
2001	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
2002	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	-6.3%
2003	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	-5.9%
2004	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	-5.4%
2005	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
2006	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
2007	2 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
2008	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
2009	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2010	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
2011	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2012	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
2013	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
2014	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
2015	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
2016	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
2017	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
2018	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
2019	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2020	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
2021	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
2022	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	-7.1%
2023	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	-7.1%
2024	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

Tunisia's 1.21 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Tunisia's 1.21 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	46.01 deaths per 100 live births	45.95 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	45.66 deaths per 100 live births	45.31 deaths per 100 live births	45.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	44.72 deaths per 100 live births	44.24 deaths per 100 live births	45.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	42.99 deaths per 100 live births	41.24 deaths per 100 live births	44.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	39.62 deaths per 100 live births	38.35 deaths per 100 live births	40.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	35.83 deaths per 100 live births	32.89 deaths per 100 live births	38.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	31.12 deaths per 100 live births	29.37 deaths per 100 live births	32.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	24.16 deaths per 100 live births	19.11 deaths per 100 live births	28.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	14 deaths per 100 live births	10.23 deaths per 100 live births	18.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.44 deaths per 100 live births	5.75 deaths per 100 live births	9.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

112 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
113 British Virgin Islands 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
114 Bahamas 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Colombia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 Iran 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Tunisia?: Child mortality in Tunisia was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tunisia rank for child mortality?: Tunisia ranks 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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