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Under-five mortality rate — Tanzania

Under-five mortality rate in Tanzania in 2024 — 37 per 1,000. Ranked 150 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 84.7%.

2024 37 per 1,000 −3.9% vs 2023
World rank 150of 196
Period maximum 241.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 37 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Tanzania, 1960–2024010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 241.1 per 1,0001962: 237.3 per 1,0001964: 232.7 per 1,0001966: 227.2 per 1,0001968: 221.3 per 1,0001970: 215 per 1,0001972: 208.2 per 1,0001974: 200.7 per 1,0001976: 192.5 per 1,0001978: 184.7 per 1,0001980: 179.9 per 1,0001982: 178.6 per 1,0001984: 178.5 per 1,0001986: 176.5 per 1,0001988: 172.4 per 1,0001990: 167.9 per 1,0001992: 163.6 per 1,0001994: 158.9 per 1,0001996: 152.3 per 1,0001998: 142.1 per 1,0002000: 128 per 1,0002002: 112.4 per 1,0002004: 98.3 per 1,0002006: 86.7 per 1,0002008: 76.6 per 1,0002010: 68.2 per 1,0002012: 61.7 per 1,0002014: 56.3 per 1,0002016: 52 per 1,0002018: 47.6 per 1,0002020: 43.8 per 1,0002022: 40.1 per 1,0002024: 37 per 1,000
Change over the period: −204.1 (−84.65%) Average annual rate: -2.89 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Tanzania 37 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 37 −1.5 −3.9%
2023 38.5 −1.6 −3.99%
2022 40.1 −1.6 −3.84%
2021 41.7 −2.1 −4.79%
2020 43.8 −1.8 −3.95%
2019 45.6 −2 −4.2%
2018 47.6 −2.2 −4.42%
2017 49.8 −2.2 −4.23%
2016 52 −2.3 −4.24%
2015 54.3 −2 −3.55%
2014 56.3 −2.7 −4.58%
2013 59 −2.7 −4.38%
2012 61.7 −2.9 −4.49%
2011 64.6 −3.6 −5.28%
2010 68.2 −3.8 −5.28%
2009 72 −4.6 −6.01%
2008 76.6 −4.7 −5.78%
2007 81.3 −5.4 −6.23%
2006 86.7 −5.5 −5.97%
2005 92.2 −6.1 −6.21%
2004 98.3 −6.7 −6.38%
2003 105 −7.4 −6.58%
2002 112.4 −7.9 −6.57%
2001 120.3 −7.7 −6.02%
2000 128 −7.5 −5.54%
1999 135.5 −6.6 −4.64%
1998 142.1 −5.6 −3.79%
1997 147.7 −4.6 −3.02%
1996 152.3 −3.7 −2.37%
1995 156 −2.9 −1.83%
1994 158.9 −2.5 −1.55%
1993 161.4 −2.2 −1.34%
1992 163.6 −2.1 −1.27%
1991 165.7 −2.2 −1.31%
1990 167.9 −2.1 −1.24%
1989 170 −2.4 −1.39%
1988 172.4 −2.3 −1.32%
1987 174.7 −1.8 −1.02%
1986 176.5 −1.3 −0.73%
1985 177.8 −0.7 −0.39%
1984 178.5 −0.2 −0.11%
1983 178.7 +0.1 +0.06%
1982 178.6 −0.4 −0.22%
1981 179 −0.9 −0.5%
1980 179.9 −1.8 −0.99%
1979 181.7 −3 −1.62%
1978 184.7 −3.7 −1.96%
1977 188.4 −4.1 −2.13%
1976 192.5 −4.1 −2.09%
1975 196.6 −4.1 −2.04%
1974 200.7 −3.9 −1.91%
1973 204.6 −3.6 −1.73%
1972 208.2 −3.6 −1.7%
1971 211.8 −3.2 −1.49%
1970 215 −3.2 −1.47%
1969 218.2 −3.1 −1.4%
1968 221.3 −3.1 −1.38%
1967 224.4 −2.8 −1.23%
1966 227.2 −2.8 −1.22%
1965 230 −2.7 −1.16%
1964 232.7 −2.4 −1.02%
1963 235.1 −2.2 −0.93%
1962 237.3 −2.1 −0.88%
1961 239.4 −1.7 −0.71%
1960 241.1 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 14 MU Mauritius 15.4 ER Eritrea 34.3 TZ Tanzania 37 RW Rwanda 37.7 KE Kenya 38.8 KM Comoros 39 ET Ethiopia 44.5 BI Burundi 47.1 ZM Zambia 48.4 UG Uganda 48.7 MW Malawi 48.8 DJ Djibouti 48.9 MZ Mozambique 59.4 MG Madagascar 62.4 ZW Zimbabwe 64.7 SS South Sudan 96.7 SO Somalia 101.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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