Life expectancy, source comparison in Tunisia
Tunisia: Life expectancy, source comparison was 76.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 76.51 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Tunisia peaked at 76.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.22 years, in 1950.
Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.62 years | 38.22 years | 43.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.87 years | 44.05 years | 52.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.61 years | 53.79 years | 62.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.46 years | 63.67 years | 68.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.66 years | 69.09 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.55 years | 72.6 years | 74.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9 years | 74.44 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.11 years | 72.89 years | 76.51 years | 4 |
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More health data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 80,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 77,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 80,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 77,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 80,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 76,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Tunisia?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Tunisia was 76.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.51 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.22 years in 1950.
- How does Tunisia rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Tunisia ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.