Child mortality around the world in Tanzania
Tanzania: Child mortality around the world was 3.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.9
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
25.89
in 1950
All-time low
3.9
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality around the world in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 3.9 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Tanzania peaked at 25.89 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 46th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.06 | 24.25 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.02 | 21.79 | 24.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.82 | 18.22 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.59 | 16.91 | 18.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.41 | 13.48 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.81 | 7.31 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 | 4.55 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 3.9 | 4.39 | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 child mortality around the world in Tanzania?
- Child mortality around the world in Tanzania was 3.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.89 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for child mortality around the world?
- Tanzania ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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