Number of child deaths by age in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of child deaths by age was 18,706 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Tanzania, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Tanzania is 18,706 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Tanzania peaked at 66,638 deaths in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18,706 deaths, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,429 deaths | 47,999 deaths | 50,998 deaths | 4 |
| 1960s | 56,377 deaths | 52,176 deaths | 60,120 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 62,860 deaths | 60,813 deaths | 63,756 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,804 deaths | 64,167 deaths | 66,638 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,385 deaths | 58,886 deaths | 65,598 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,514 deaths | 35,239 deaths | 56,491 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,113 deaths | 22,340 deaths | 32,780 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,099 deaths | 18,706 deaths | 21,820 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 19,188 deaths compare
- 17 Mozambique 19,024 deaths compare
- 18 Madagascar 18,942 deaths compare
- 20 China 17,855 deaths compare
- 21 Guinea 15,400 deaths compare
- 22 Benin 13,749 deaths compare
More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Tanzania?
- Number of child deaths by age in Tanzania was 18,706 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 66,638 deaths in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,706 deaths in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .