Tunisia vs Yemen: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9 per 1,000 live births in Tunisia and 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 23.3 per 1,000 live births, or 3.6 times that in Tunisia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

TunisiaYemenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Tunisia ranked 133 and Yemen ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tunisia at 1.4 per 1,000 live births and Yemen at 7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Tunisia	Yemen	World
2023	9	32.3	27.3
2022	9.6	33.1	28.2
2021	10.4	34	28.4
2020	11.1	34.6	28.7
2019	11.9	35.9	29.2
2018	12.7	36.6	29.7
2017	13.4	36.9	30.3
2016	14	37.7	31.1
2015	14.5	38.6	32.1
2014	14.8	38.9	32.9
2013	15.1	39.8	33.9
2012	15.4	41.2	35
2011	15.7	42.5	36.8
2010	15.9	43.9	37.7
2009	16.2	45.5	39.1
2008	16.5	47.1	40.4
2007	17	49.1	42
2006	17.6	51.2	43.7
2005	18.4	53.7	45.4
2004	19.2	56.1	47.2
2003	20.3	58.6	48.8
2002	21.5	61.3	50.6
2001	22.9	64.2	52.2
2000	24.4	66.8	53.7
1999	26.1	69.3	55.5
1998	28	71.9	57.1
1997	30	74.2	58.3
1996	32	76.6	59.6
1995	34.1	78.3	60.8
1994	36.1	80.2	62
1993	38.1	82.1	62.9
1992	40.1	84.2	64.1
1991	42.1	86.6	64.9
1990	44.1	89.2	64.9
1989	46.1	92	66.2
1988	48.2	95.2	68
1987	50.5	99	68.6
1986	53	103.2	70.8
1985	55.7	107.8	72.9
1984	58.6	113.2	74.6
1983	61.8	118.8	76.1
1982	65.3	125.6	76.6
1981	68.9	131.7	78.7
1980	72.9	138.9	80.6
1979	77.3	146.5	82.5
1978	81.9	154.5	84.7
1977	86.8	162.7	86.4
1976	92	170.9	88.1
1975	97.3	179.3	89.6
1974	102.7	187.6	90.9
1973	108.3	195.9	92.1
1972	113.6	204.1	93.6
1971	119.1	212.5	96.1
1970	124.7	220.7	96.9
1969	131	229.2	98.3
1968	135.6	238.6	100.2
1967	140.8	246.5	103.1
1966	145.8	254.4	104.9
1965	150.4	262.1	106.4
1964	154.9	269.3	106.1
1963	158.8	277.7	107.7
1962	162.4	282.5	110.2
1961	165.5	287.2	121.5
1960	168.4	293	131.8
1959	170.8	298.9	125.7
1958	172.9	304.8	117.7
1957	174.8	310.6	120
1956	176.5	316.3	121.9
1955	177.9	321.7	124.8
1954	179.2	326.7	127.7
1953	180.3	331.2	130.1
1952	181.2	335.4	132.7
1951	182.1	339.3	136
1950	183	343.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Tunisia	Yemen	World
2024	9.57.9–11.8	31.524.9–39.2	26.9
2025	9.16.8–12.4	30.721.7–41.8	26.4
2026	8.76.1–12.6	29.919.8–42.8	25.9
2027	8.35.6–12.8	29.118.2–43.8	25.4
2028	85.1–13.1	28.416.6–45.3	24.9
2029	7.84.8–13.6	27.715–46	24.5
2030	7.54.5–13.9	2714.3–46.8	24
2031	7.34.2–14.2	26.313.5–47.6	23.6
2032	73.9–13.8	25.712.4–47.1	23.2
2033	6.83.8–13.9	25.112–48.1	22.8
2034	6.63.5–13.4	24.510.9–47.6	22.3
2035	6.43.2–13.9	23.910.7–47.9	21.9
2036	6.23–13.7	23.49.7–47.9	21.5
2037	62.9–13.7	22.89.4–47.3	21.1
2038	5.82.7–13.8	22.38.7–47.2	20.8
2039	5.62.6–13.7	21.88.4–47.9	20.4
2040	5.42.5–13.4	21.28.2–47.2	20
2041	5.22.3–13.3	20.77.8–46.4	19.7
2042	5.12.2–12.7	20.37.3–45.9	19.4
2043	4.92.1–12.9	19.77–46.3	19
2044	4.82.1–12.5	19.26.9–45.3	18.7
2045	4.62–12	18.86.6–46	18.4
2046	4.51.9–12.3	18.36.1–45.4	18.2
2047	4.31.8–11.7	17.96.1–44.8	17.9
2048	4.21.7–11.8	17.66–45.3	17.7
2049	4.11.7–11.2	17.35.9–43.9	17.5
2050	3.91.6–11.4	16.95.8–44.4	17.3
2051	3.81.6–11.1	16.65.4–43.9	17.1
2052	3.71.6–11.5	16.35.3–43.4	16.9
2053	3.61.5–11.4	165.1–42.8	16.7
2054	3.51.4–11	15.74.7–43.7	16.5
2055	3.41.4–10.9	15.44.7–43.9	16.3
2056	3.31.3–10.5	15.14.7–45.5	16.1
2057	3.21.3–10.8	14.84.4–44.1	15.9
2058	3.11.3–10.5	14.64.5–44.5	15.7
2059	3.11.2–10.4	14.34.4–43.6	15.5
2060	31.2–10.2	144.2–44.4	15.3
2061	2.91.1–10.2	13.84–44.1	15.1
2062	2.81.1–10	13.53.9–42.1	14.9
2063	2.81.1–9.9	13.23.9–42	14.7
2064	2.71–9.4	133.8–42.6	14.5
2065	2.71–9.5	12.73.6–42.5	14.3
2066	2.61–9.9	12.43.4–41.3	14.1
2067	2.50.9–8.9	12.23.4–40.8	13.9
2068	2.50.9–9	11.93.3–39.9	13.8
2069	2.40.8–9.2	11.73.2–39.5	13.6
2070	2.40.8–8.9	11.53.2–39.5	13.4
2071	2.30.8–8.9	11.33.2–40.4	13.2
2072	2.30.8–8.6	11.13–39.6	13
2073	2.20.7–8.6	10.92.9–39	12.9
2074	2.20.7–8.1	10.72.9–38.4	12.7
2075	2.10.7–7.8	10.42.9–39.2	12.6
2076	2.10.7–7.7	10.32.8–38.3	12.4
2077	20.7–7.8	10.12.8–38.3	12.3
2078	20.6–7.5	9.92.7–38.3	12.1
2079	20.6–7.3	9.72.7–37.4	12
2080	1.90.6–7.2	9.52.7–37.9	11.8
2081	1.90.6–7.1	9.32.6–38.8	11.7
2082	1.90.6–6.8	9.22.6–37	11.6
2083	1.80.6–6.8	92.4–37.4	11.5
2084	1.80.5–6.8	8.82.4–37.4	11.4
2085	1.80.5–6.8	8.72.4–37.6	11.3
2086	1.70.5–6.5	8.52.3–38.1	11.1
2087	1.70.5–6.2	8.42.3–36.5	11
2088	1.70.5–6	8.32.2–36.6	10.9
2089	1.60.5–5.9	8.12.2–37.1	10.8
2090	1.60.4–5.8	82.2–35.3	10.7
2091	1.60.4–5.7	7.92.1–36.2	10.6
2092	1.60.4–5.5	7.82.1–35.7	10.5
2093	1.50.4–5.4	7.72.1–34.5	10.4
2094	1.50.4–5.2	7.62–34.1	10.3
2095	1.50.4–5.2	7.52–34.2	10.1
2096	1.50.4–5.1	7.42–35.9	10
2097	1.40.4–5	7.32–35.7	9.9
2098	1.40.4–4.9	7.21.9–35.7	9.8
2099	1.40.4–4.9	7.11.9–36.7	9.7
2100	1.40.3–4.9	71.9–35.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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