Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Birth rate vs. death rate

Afghanistan
35.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
35.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Tanzania rank
11th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 35.44 births per 1,000 people against 35.22 births per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 0.22 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 50.04 births per 1,000 people 47.19 births per 1,000 people 2.85 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1960s 50.89 births per 1,000 people 49.8 births per 1,000 people 1.09 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1970s 51.37 births per 1,000 people 49.99 births per 1,000 people 1.38 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1980s 52.16 births per 1,000 people 45.96 births per 1,000 people 6.2 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1990s 51.84 births per 1,000 people 42.15 births per 1,000 people 9.69 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2000s 45.97 births per 1,000 people 40.83 births per 1,000 people 5.14 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2010s 39.44 births per 1,000 people 37.88 births per 1,000 people 1.56 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2020s 36.11 births per 1,000 people 35.83 births per 1,000 people 0.2785 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
Afghanistan, at 35.44 births per 1,000 people against 35.22 births per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
0.22 births per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.