Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia
Tunisia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 35.5%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia peaked at 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.456 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4593 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4674 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4718 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4767 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4822 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4875 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4936 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5001 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.504 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5156 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5229 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5298 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5354 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5414 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5428 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5416 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5853 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4713 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4936 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5242 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5428 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6893 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 97 Nigeria 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 El Salvador 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Cameroon 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Lebanon 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Djibouti 0.7891 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Madagascar 0.7785 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tunisia was 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Tunisia ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.