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Mortality in Tunisia, by the numbers

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.

Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
89th of 212
Suicide rate
1.8 /100k
19th lowest of 182
Adult obesity
8.1 %
32nd lowest of 143

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Tunisia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
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.