Life Expectancy of Tunisia
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Tunisia was 73.77 years in 2021, a difference of -1.52 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Tunisia were 70.74 years and 77.15 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Tunisia for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Tunisia (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Tunisia (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 43.94 42.90 45.03
1961 44.15 42.70 45.69
1962 45.51 44.46 46.65
1963 46.50 45.39 47.73
1964 47.37 46.28 48.58
1965 48.43 47.29 49.76
1966 49.33 48.31 50.47
1967 50.47 49.41 51.64
1968 51.57 50.47 52.83
1969 52.52 51.47 53.69
1970 53.87 52.89 54.98
1971 54.84 53.69 56.13
1972 56.11 54.86 57.49
1973 57.20 55.95 58.57
1974 58.28 56.93 59.80
1975 59.47 58.13 60.93
1976 60.43 59.01 61.98
1977 61.54 60.12 63.09
1978 62.34 60.61 64.32
1979 63.21 61.33 65.32
1980 63.98 62.06 66.12
1981 64.69 62.80 66.82
1982 65.42 63.44 67.66
1983 66.14 64.08 68.49
1984 66.82 64.82 69.08
1985 67.59 65.52 69.88
1986 68.23 66.21 70.44
1987 68.90 66.87 71.10
1988 69.57 67.61 71.67
1989 69.67 67.62 71.85
1990 70.11 67.92 72.45
1991 70.52 68.22 73.00
1992 70.70 68.46 73.08
1993 71.24 68.91 73.71
1994 71.61 69.31 74.05
1995 71.99 69.60 74.52
1996 72.38 69.97 74.94
1997 72.86 70.36 75.54
1998 73.17 70.54 75.99
1999 73.51 70.86 76.33
2000 73.69 71.11 76.41
2001 73.82 71.31 76.45
2002 74.06 71.53 76.73
2003 74.31 71.75 77.01
2004 74.49 71.86 77.29
2005 74.76 72.04 77.70
2006 74.92 72.19 77.86
2007 75.07 72.31 78.05
2008 75.19 72.45 78.13
2009 75.27 72.46 78.33
2010 75.42 72.55 78.56
2011 75.46 72.54 78.67
2012 75.55 72.67 78.66
2013 75.65 72.73 78.81
2014 75.65 72.76 78.77
2015 75.69 72.77 78.86
2016 75.79 72.76 79.08
2017 75.85 72.83 79.13
2018 75.95 72.86 79.32
2019 75.99 72.90 79.38
2020 75.29 71.84 79.28
2021 73.77 70.74 77.15