Number of youth deaths in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of youth deaths was 2,620 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Tunisia stood at 2,620 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Tunisia peaked at 13,446 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,620 deaths, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,446 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 12,728 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 11,990 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 11,263 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 10,450 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 9,523 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 8,586 deaths | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 7,720 deaths | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 6,941 deaths | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 6,252 deaths | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 5,709 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 5,285 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 4,934 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 4,685 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4,501 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,345 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4,226 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,139 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4,090 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,081 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,136 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,273 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4,434 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4,548 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4,601 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,615 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,580 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,465 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4,272 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4,046 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 3,754 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3,343 deaths | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3,028 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 2,825 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2,620 deaths | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,890 deaths | 6,252 deaths | 13,446 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,600 deaths | 4,081 deaths | 5,709 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,397 deaths | 4,046 deaths | 4,615 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,114 deaths | 2,620 deaths | 3,754 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Tunisia?
- Number of youth deaths in Tunisia was 2,620 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,446 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,620 deaths in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Tunisia ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.