Life expectancy at birth in Tunisia
Tunisia: Life expectancy at birth was 74.07 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
74.07
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
66th
of 184 countries
All-time high
77.51
in 2019
All-time low
74.07
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Tunisia is 74.07, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Tunisia peaked at 77.51 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.07, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 66th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.24 | 74.3 | 76.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.79 | 76.22 | 77.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6 | 74.07 | 77.12 | 2 |
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More health data for Tunisia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 at birth in Tunisia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Tunisia was 74.07 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.51 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.07 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Tunisia ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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