Mozambique vs Tanzania: Fertility vs child mortality

Mozambique
4.76
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61
in 2023
Mozambique rank
10th
Tanzania rank
13th

Fertility vs child mortality over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
02468195019862023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.76 against 4.61 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 6.12 6.32 0.1996 Tanzania
1960s 6.51 6.73 0.2144 Tanzania
1970s 6.65 7.06 0.4101 Tanzania
1980s 6.43 6.65 0.222 Tanzania
1990s 6.08 5.93 0.1406 Mozambique
2000s 5.61 5.51 0.0991 Mozambique
2010s 5.32 5.06 0.256 Mozambique
2020s 4.87 4.7 0.1637 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs child mortality, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 4.76 against 4.61 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility vs child mortality between Mozambique and Tanzania?
0.15, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for fertility vs child mortality?
Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed