Brazil vs Tunisia: Number of child deaths per woman

Brazil
0.0233 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tunisia
0.0246 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
113th
Tunisia rank
110th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Brazil
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.0246 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman in Brazil, a difference of 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.

Brazil ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 110th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8424 under-five deaths per woman 1.65 under-five deaths per woman 0.8068 under-five deaths per woman Tunisia
1970s 0.5287 under-five deaths per woman 0.8483 under-five deaths per woman 0.3197 under-five deaths per woman Tunisia
1980s 0.283 under-five deaths per woman 0.3398 under-five deaths per woman 0.0568 under-five deaths per woman Tunisia
1990s 0.1303 under-five deaths per woman 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman Brazil
2000s 0.0528 under-five deaths per woman 0.0458 under-five deaths per woman 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman Brazil
2010s 0.029 under-five deaths per woman 0.0399 under-five deaths per woman 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman Tunisia
2020s 0.024 under-five deaths per woman 0.029 under-five deaths per woman 0.005 under-five deaths per woman Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Brazil or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.0246 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Brazil and Tunisia?
0.0013 under-five deaths per woman, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Tunisia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Brazil ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 110th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).