Stillbirth rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Stillbirth rate was 0.9188 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.9188 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Tunisia peaked at 1.46 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9188 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 deaths per 100 births | 1.15 deaths per 100 births | 1.46 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | 1.04 deaths per 100 births | 1.14 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9613 deaths per 100 births | 0.9188 deaths per 100 births | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 81 Ecuador 0.9361 deaths per 100 births compare
- 82 Montserrat 0.925 deaths per 100 births compare
- 83 Niue 0.9199 deaths per 100 births compare
- 85 Palestine 0.9132 deaths per 100 births compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9113 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Tunisia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 425,507 people (2100)
- Population density 68.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.82 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,955 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.82 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.82 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Tunisia?
- Stillbirth rate in Tunisia was 0.9188 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9188 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Tunisia ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.