Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Tanzania

Female life expectancy in Tanzania in 2024 — 70 years. Ranked 175 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 59.1%.

2024 70 years +0.32% vs 2023
World rank 175of 217
Period maximum 70 years2024
Period minimum 43.99 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Tanzania, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.99 years1962: 44.51 years1964: 45.29 years1966: 46.09 years1968: 47.08 years1970: 48.11 years1972: 49.13 years1974: 50.26 years1976: 51.43 years1978: 52.47 years1980: 53.48 years1982: 54.4 years1984: 54.53 years1986: 54.37 years1988: 54.09 years1990: 53.75 years1992: 53.11 years1994: 52.56 years1996: 52.41 years1998: 52.85 years2000: 54.33 years2002: 56.16 years2004: 58.21 years2006: 60.08 years2008: 61.6 years2010: 62.9 years2012: 64.23 years2014: 65.6 years2016: 66.84 years2018: 68.25 years2020: 69.96 years2022: 69.63 years2024: 70 years
Change over the period: +26.01 (+59.14%) Average annual rate: 0.73 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 70 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Eastern Africa computed 68.65 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70 +0.22 +0.32%
2023 69.78 +0.15 +0.22%
2022 69.63 +0.53 +0.77%
2021 69.09 −0.87 −1.24%
2020 69.96 +1.05 +1.52%
2019 68.92 +0.66 +0.97%
2018 68.25 +0.68 +1.01%
2017 67.57 +0.73 +1.09%
2016 66.84 +0.61 +0.92%
2015 66.24 +0.64 +0.98%
2014 65.6 +0.81 +1.25%
2013 64.78 +0.56 +0.87%
2012 64.23 +0.81 +1.27%
2011 63.42 +0.52 +0.82%
2010 62.9 +0.75 +1.21%
2009 62.15 +0.55 +0.9%
2008 61.6 +0.69 +1.13%
2007 60.91 +0.83 +1.38%
2006 60.08 +0.98 +1.65%
2005 59.1 +0.89 +1.53%
2004 58.21 +0.98 +1.7%
2003 57.23 +1.07 +1.91%
2002 56.16 +0.84 +1.53%
2001 55.32 +0.99 +1.82%
2000 54.33 +0.95 +1.78%
1999 53.38 +0.53 +1%
1998 52.85 +0.42 +0.81%
1997 52.43 +0.02 +0.03%
1996 52.41 −0.01 −0.01%
1995 52.42 −0.14 −0.26%
1994 52.56 −0.24 −0.46%
1993 52.8 −0.31 −0.58%
1992 53.11 −0.42 −0.78%
1991 53.53 −0.22 −0.41%
1990 53.75 −0.14 −0.26%
1989 53.89 −0.2 −0.37%
1988 54.09 −0.12 −0.22%
1987 54.21 −0.16 −0.29%
1986 54.37 −0.1 −0.18%
1985 54.47 −0.07 −0.12%
1984 54.53 −0.11 −0.2%
1983 54.64 +0.24 +0.45%
1982 54.4 +0.38 +0.69%
1981 54.02 +0.54 +1.02%
1980 53.48 +0.63 +1.19%
1979 52.85 +0.38 +0.72%
1978 52.47 +0.46 +0.89%
1977 52.01 +0.58 +1.12%
1976 51.43 +0.64 +1.26%
1975 50.79 +0.53 +1.06%
1974 50.26 +0.57 +1.14%
1973 49.69 +0.57 +1.15%
1972 49.13 +0.5 +1.02%
1971 48.63 +0.52 +1.09%
1970 48.11 +0.55 +1.15%
1969 47.56 +0.48 +1.02%
1968 47.08 +0.57 +1.23%
1967 46.51 +0.43 +0.92%
1966 46.09 +0.4 +0.88%
1965 45.69 +0.4 +0.88%
1964 45.29 +0.39 +0.88%
1963 44.89 +0.38 +0.85%
1962 44.51 +0.32 +0.73%
1961 44.19 +0.21 +0.47%
1960 43.99

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.