Adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.64 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania is 3.64, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania peaked at 8.26 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2021.
Tanzania ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.26 | — |
| 1991 | 8.09 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.91 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.7 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.47 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.21 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.92 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.62 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.32 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 6 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.7 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.44 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.19 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.96 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.76 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.57 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.26 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.15 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.07 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.02 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.95 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.91 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.86 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.72 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.64 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.25 | 6 | 8.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 4.07 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 | 3.8 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 | 3.64 | 3.72 | 2 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Tanzania was 3.64 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Tanzania ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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