Mozambique vs Tanzania: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Mozambique
0.8111 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Tanzania
1.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Mozambique rank
12th
Tanzania rank
10th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8111 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6189 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.8 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.7044 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7034 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.1431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1419 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2416 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8111 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.6189 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Mozambique ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.