What is neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia was 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1965.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tunisia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tunisia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tunisia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7747 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.6%

World rank

103rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.18 deaths per 100 live births

in 1965

All-time low

0.7747 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1965–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia, 1965–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia peaked at 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Tunisia 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	4.87 deaths per 100 live births	5.18 deaths per 100 live births	5
1970s	4.25 deaths per 100 live births	3.64 deaths per 100 live births	4.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.12 deaths per 100 live births	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9013 deaths per 100 live births	0.7747 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

100 Mexico 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births compare
101 Cape Verde 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Solomon Islands 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Uzbekistan 0.765 deaths per 100 live births compare
105 Jordan 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Bolivia 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Tunisia was 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1965.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tunisia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .