Comoros vs Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Comoros
67.02 years
in 2024
Tanzania
67.21 years
in 2024
Comoros rank
180th
Tanzania rank
177th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Comoros
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 67.21 years against 67.02 years in Comoros, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Comoros ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 177th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 42.59 years 44.27 years 1.68 years Tanzania
1970s 47.67 years 48.67 years 1 years Tanzania
1980s 52.94 years 52.02 years 0.918 years Comoros
1990s 57.41 years 51.51 years 5.9 years Comoros
2000s 60.69 years 57.09 years 3.6 years Comoros
2010s 64.28 years 63.6 years 0.6779 years Comoros
2020s 66.25 years 66.8 years 0.55 years Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Comoros or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 67.21 years against 67.02 years in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Comoros and Tanzania?
0.19 years, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Comoros ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 177th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.