Burden of disease in Tanzania
Tanzania: Burden of disease was 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 194 countries
All-time high
88,980 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
38,859 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, burden of disease in Tanzania stood at 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Tanzania peaked at 88,980 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38,859 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88,980 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 85,340 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 81,692 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 78,067 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 74,832 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 71,444 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 67,400 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 62,796 DALYs per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 59,538 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 57,248 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 55,044 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 52,966 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 50,553 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 48,168 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 46,554 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 45,260 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 43,896 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 42,708 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 41,439 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 40,306 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 38,859 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,734 DALYs per 100,000 people | 57,248 DALYs per 100,000 people | 88,980 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,689 DALYs per 100,000 people | 40,306 DALYs per 100,000 people | 55,044 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,959 DALYs per 100,000 people | 38,859 DALYs per 100,000 people | 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 66 Micronesia (country) 39,897 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,222 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Sudan 38,952 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Bahamas 38,901 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Ghana 38,692 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (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 burden of disease in Tanzania?
- Burden of disease in Tanzania was 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 88,980 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,859 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for burden of disease?
- Tanzania ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.