Tunisia sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 76.7 years of life, 89th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Tunisia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.7 yrs | 89 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.5 /1,000 | 111 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.1 /1,000 | 153 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.7 yrs | 76 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 56.7 /1,000 | 119 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.2 yrs | 90 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 82.8 men/100 women | 128 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.7 /1,000 | 111 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 36.0 /100k | 106 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 13.0 % | 138 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 1.8 /100k | 164 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.5 /100k | 78 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 8.1 % | 112 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.7 L | 140 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.5 % | 98 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $318 | 111 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,181 | 145 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Tunisia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 19th lowest suicide rate in the world (1.8 /100k) and the 32nd lowest adult obesity in the world (8.1 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Tunisia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.