Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia peaked at 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 175 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 175 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 195 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 231 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 273 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 320 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 339 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 360 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 382 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 405 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 451 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 513 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 594 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 678 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 776 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 861 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 916 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 967 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1,020 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1,045 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,081 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,108 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,138 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,161 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,174 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,177 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,145 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,082 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,046 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,044 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,065 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,109 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,164 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,238 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,296 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,333 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,322 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 912 1 in: rate varies by country | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 1,525 1 in: rate varies by country | +67.2% |
| 2023 | 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 265 1 in: rate varies by country, 6.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,899 1 in: rate varies by country, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +67.2% | 912 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,525 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -31.0% | 1,322 1 in: rate varies by country | 912 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 238.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 175 1 in: rate varies by country | 320 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 535.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 339 1 in: rate varies by country | 861 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,079 1 in: rate varies by country | 916 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,177 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,152 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,044 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,333 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,356 1 in: rate varies by country | 912 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 83 Palestine, State of 1,864 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 84 Saint Lucia 1,789 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 1,695 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 87 Cape Verde 1,650 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 88 Fiji 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 89 Bhutan 1,459 1 in: rate varies by country 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tunisia was 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Tunisia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.