Maternal mortality ratio in Tunisia
Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio was 35.71 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 35.71 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Tunisia peaked at 64.66 per 100,000 live births in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.71 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.78 per 100,000 live births | 44.27 per 100,000 live births | 55.75 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.74 per 100,000 live births | 37.28 per 100,000 live births | 43.77 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.54 per 100,000 live births | 35.71 per 100,000 live births | 64.66 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 106 El Salvador 39.11 per 100,000 live births compare
- 107 Panama 37.01 per 100,000 live births compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 36.35 per 100,000 live births compare
- 110 Dominica 35.55 per 100,000 live births compare
- 111 Barbados 34.88 per 100,000 live births compare
- 112 Cuba 34.79 per 100,000 live births compare
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 maternal mortality ratio in Tunisia?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Tunisia was 35.71 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.66 per 100,000 live births in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.71 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Tunisia ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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