How does Tunisia rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Tunisia ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

114th

of 199 countries

All-time high

27.25 deaths per 100 live births

in 1962

All-time low

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1962–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia, 1962–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia stood at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia peaked at 27.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Tunisia ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, 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	23.09 deaths per 100 live births	19.11 deaths per 100 live births	27.25 deaths per 100 live births	8
1970s	14 deaths per 100 live births	10.23 deaths per 100 live births	18.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.44 deaths per 100 live births	5.75 deaths per 100 live births	9.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 British Virgin Islands 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
113 Bahamas 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
115 Colombia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Iran 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Tunisia

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 98,752 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 94,113 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 87,868 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 96,344 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 101,548 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 98,985 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 102,791 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 104,965 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 95,646 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 84,228 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tunisia was 1.21 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 27.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tunisia rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Tunisia ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .